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
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
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
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