According to researchers at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, new daily infections could rise to 15,000 or even 20,000 within the next 10 days. A total of almost 1.4 million cases of Covid infection, including 8,243 deaths, have been officially recorded in Israel.
Saudi Arabia asks pupils to take two jabs in order to attend school
With the government having made clear that only fully jabbed students aged 12-18 would be allowed to attend classes during the new academic session, Saudi Arabia is urging students to make appointments for taking the vaccine.
26m Saudis receive vaccine against Covid so far
Saudi Arabia has vaccinated more than 26 million people against the coronavirus ever since the kingdom began to inoculate its population a few months back.
