Compulsory COVID testing for schoolchildren might end on March 1, according to a report from N12 over the weekend.
While a final decision on the subject has not yet been made, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz would reportedly support such a move, and a decision on the matter might be made as soon as Sunday.
A total of 12,562 new COVID-19 cases were recorded throughout Israel on Friday, according to a Saturday evening Health Ministry update, bringing the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 141,086.
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The death toll currently stands at 9,841, and the R rate has dropped to 0.67.
COVID-19 rapid antigen test (illustrative) (credit: FLICKR)A total of 710,166 Israelis have received four doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 4,459,640 have received three doses. Some 6.1 million have received two, and 6.7 million have received one.
There has been a decrease of 44.2% in the number of new daily cases reported over the last seven days in comparison to the previous week. Additionally, serious cases have fallen by 38% and deaths by 48.1%. A total of 208 coronavirus-related deaths were recorded over the last week.
