7 cases of COVID-19 Indian variant discovered in Israel - Health Min.
The Indian variant is considered relatively aggressive and is believed to be the main cause to a recent spike in morbidity rates in India.
Israelis, wearing face masks for fear of the coronavirus, shop for grocery at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on July 14, 2020. Israel has seen a spike of new COVID-19 cases bringing the authorities to reimpose restrictions to halt the spread of the virus(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)Updated: