The death toll in Israel from coronavirus rose to 79 Thursday morning, following the death of an 86-year-old man at the Poriya Medical Center in the northern city of Tiberias, and a update from the Health Ministry. The man was known to have suffered from a number of underlying health conditions, the hospital noted in a statement. His identity also remains unknown at this time. The rise in Israel’s coronavirus death toll comes amid a nationwide curfew that descended on Wednesday at 3 p.m. as the number of people with coronavirus spiked to 9,755, while eight more people died. The total Israeli coronavirus victims is 79. Of the sick, 140 are in serious condition – 122 intubated. The country’s youngest virus victim, a 37-year-old with extensive preexisting conditions, died on Tuesday. The government-approved restrictions will keep Israelis home during the holiday and celebrating with their nuclear families alone.
Until April 12, there will be no public transportation, only cabs. Israelis cannot travel more than 100 meters from home, including to walk their dogs. The only exceptions are that divorced parents can transport their children and people can still go out to help in the case of emergencies.
While food stores will remain open, and on Wednesday morning people could still go out to shop for food in their own neighborhoods, beginning at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, with few exceptions, they were asked not travel at all. Jerusalem is divided into seven districts and traffic between them is restricted, unless it’s for an essential need. Some 45 roadblocks have been erected across the country and police are enforcing these regulations, empowered to prevent travel and asking people to supply ID and information about their comings and goings. Speaking earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the upcoming week would determine whether the situation in the country deteriorates or takes a turn for the better, reminding Israelis that they should eat their Seders in their homes with their nuclear families only. He said he did not want to see an uptick in coronavirus cases a few weeks after the Festival of freedom as Israel did after Purim.
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