Worrying: For the first time, confirmed cases of Umimicron were discovered without a known source of infection

December 13, 2021   

Alarming findings: For the first time in Israel, confirmed cases of the Omicron variant have been discovered without being able to be attributed to a known source of infection. This was reported tonight (Monday) by Kati Dor on 'Kan News'. The meaning of the discovery of these cases is the lack of complete interruption of the chains of infection, which could indicate the beginning of a loss of control. The Ministry of Health said: "The spread may be more widespread than we thought." Currently, there are between five and nine confirmed cases whose source of infection is unknown. Some of them live in Modi'in and some in Ra'anana. The report also stated that the worst-case scenario regarding Omicron predicts a peak of 15,000 infections per day, due to the fact that the strain is very contagious. Last night, at a meeting of the Ministry of Health's epidemic management team, initial data on the decline in third-dose vaccine recipients was presented. Although there is currently no severe morbidity, we are seeing an initial increase in morbidity among third-dose vaccine recipients. Meanwhile, tomorrow there will be an extensive discussion on changing the criteria for defining red countries. Due to the changes, which include the threshold for those verified for the micron in various countries, the list of red countries is expected to expand significantly starting Friday. According to Sharon Idan's report, areas in Terminal 1 designated for returnees from red countries will be expanded starting this week, as part of the assessments that a significant portion of European countries are expected to become red.