No new coronavirus-related death was registered in Israel in the past 24 hours and the number of recovered patients (10,737) has doubled the figure of active cases (5,370), the Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning. The number of hospitalized patients currently stands at 245, 83 of whom are in serious condition, including 69 intubated. A total of 239 people in Israel have succumbed to the virus since the beginning of the crisis. The steady decline of the infection in Israel is therefore confirmed on the day that marks the beginning of the second phase of the country’s exit strategy, with shopping malls, markets and workout centers resuming activities. All facilities have to implement several safety measures, including limiting the numbers of customers allowed in and taking their temperature. Meantime, preschools and daycares are preparing to reopen their doors on Sunday, in a step that is considered essential to allow parents to go back to work and therefore to bring the country’s economy back to full speed. Following a prolonged discussion held Thursday night, the Finance Ministry reached an understanding with the representatives of the various private daycares so that they will return to partial operation as scheduled, following the Health Ministry’s guidelines regarding the coronavirus. Within these agreements, preschools and daycares will receive a one time grant to cover the costs of the new measures which will be put in place due to the coronavirus crisis, with emphasis on limiting the amount of kids present and other specific restrictions needed for young children. The agreements specify that daycares with 7 to 12 kids in them will receive a grant of 350 NIS per child, daycares with 13 to 24 kids in them will receive a grant of 700 NIS per child, and 24 kids and up will receive 1,200 NIS per child. These agreements now include private day cares, which now join previous agreements which dealt with supervised day cares. Globally, the number of people infected with the virus stands at about 3.76 million, with 262,458 who have died, according to Reuters. Outgoing justice minister Amir Ohana announced on Thursday that he was extending the state of court emergency from May 10 until May 17 at the request of the court system to have an additional week to make preparations for holding more hearings under corona conditions. Since Netanyahu’s trial is set for May 24, the extension will not delay the trial. Source
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