“Right now, we are putting everyone under a tight lockdown for the next two weeks” because the country is running two races against the virus,” Netanyahu said, one to lower infection and the other to get vaccinated. He said that with God’s help “we will succeed and the vaccination campaign will overcome the disease and we can open the economy more than any other country in the world.”He added, “With lockdown, economic support and millions of vaccines we will get out of this nightmare and return to life.”Edelstein said that he has been asked in recent days if a lockdown was necessary, to which he responded: “Either a full lockdown or an increase in morbidity.” According to a poll conducted for Channel 12, the majority (57%) supports this lockdown and is therefore more likely to adhere to the rules.However, the final list of regulations was not available by 9 p.m. on Wednesday, despite the lockdown being due to take effect 27 hours later. According to a source close to one of the ministers in the meeting, there were many disagreements over the details of the rules.A full list of regulations was expected to be passed by midnight.How long will the lockdown last?Already, the Health Ministry is saying that two weeks might not be long enough to sufficiently lower infection.There were 1,464 coronavirus patients being treated in the country's hospitals on Wednesday, including 887 people in serious condition, among them 210 who were intubated.Health Ministry Director-General Chezy Levy told KAN Radio on Wednesday morning that “of course, anything can happen” because “time is not the main factor, the rate of infection is.”He said that he hopes the public completely abides by the lockdown.“We are on a slippery slope," Levy said. ”If people are not careful, we are playing with fate."שידור חי מהחיסונים בירושלים: https://t.co/xRYwX5TAYe
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