Coronavirus coordinator Prof. Nachman Ash today said on a Reshet Bet interview: "There will be no choice but to extend the lockdown for another week.
"We have not yet reduced the number of serious patients in hospitals. The workload is very large in all hospitals and in fact in the entire health care system," Ash said. "Overall in the last week there has been some stabilization. We are waiting to see a decline as a result of the effect of the vaccines. It takes time. Also in the number verified over the weekend there has been a stabilization. Here too we are waiting for the decline as a result of the lockdown."