Data shows that though new case numbers are breaking records, serious illness and deaths still lower than rates in past waves; over 400,000 tests carried out, nearly 12% positive

COVID still climbing, with 43,815 new cases detected, but no major rise in serious cases; of 257 serious cases, there are 64 people on ventilators and a further 12 on ECMO machines

Danish health minister says move marks 'new chapter' in fight against pandemic; Israel was first country to roll out extra booster dose for at-risk and over-60s earlier this month

6 coalition members -- including two ministers -- and 8 opposition MKs are isolating after testing positive, as UTJ's Yitzhak Pindrus and Religious Zionism's Ofir Sofer join list

Tests that wholesale for 6-10 shekels are marketed for up to 35 shekels; MK Ali Salalha is proposing a law to place home kits under price control

This would make all Israelis over six months be eligible for vaccines; waiting on Pfizer trial, which has already indicated that shots are safe for under-5s

Seriously ill patients stable at 254; positive test rate climbs to 12.09%; MK Ofir Sofer catches virus

UN health agency says majority of cases driven by Omicron, numbers rising even further after a 'tsunami' of disease last week

As Israel administers fourth dose of vaccine to the elderly and immunosuppressed, EMA official says move likely ineffective

Nine-time and defending Australian Open champion in limbo less than week before event opens, as decision on his deportation under COVID rules lands in immigration minister's court