Health Ministry Deputy Director Professor Itamar Grotto said in Knesset Coronavirus Committee: "I'm concerned about the situation. Even now the hospitals are crowded with coronavirus patients, even a moderate patient is a patient who requires treatment from the staff. This load causes them stress.
"The number of serious patients will increase because we see today the morbidity from two weeks ago. Even if we close the whole economy and everyone closes in their homes, we'll see an increase in the number of patients in difficult condition."