Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen, a member of the Corona Cabinet, commented on the cabinet's decisions last night in an interview with Galei Tzahal.
“Some experts have said that restricting gatherings will not be beneficial and will do economic harm because the variant is so contagious and should focus on vaccines. The working assumption presented yesterday is that the omicron spread has begun, that within weeks we will reach 10,000 new verified people a day and it will only get worse, "said Farkash-Hacohen.
She added: "According to the forecast they presented to us, within a few weeks the coefficient of infection will reach 2.5-3. These are numbers we do not know. We will have to keep an eye on the preparation of the health system."