Nadene Goldfoot
Israel: Tuesday-10/13/20 The Health Ministry reported 2,255 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. That puts the contagion rate at 5.4%, which is the lowest since July. There are currently 48,000 active cases of which 808 people are hospitalized in serious condition and 240 on ventilators. There have been 2,255 coronavirus related deaths since the start of the pandemic. Population of Israel is 8.884. (2018)
Reaction: Israel is in lockdown again. People are reacting strongly to this by demonstrating, marching.
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel went into lockdown last spring, Jerusalem pub
owner Leon Shvartz moved quickly to save his business — shifting to a delivery and
takeaway model that kept him afloat throughout the summer. Then came the second
lockdown.
With restaurants and shops shuttered again, Shvartz’s business is struggling to
survive. He has laid off 16 of his 17 employees.
By contrast, Israeli software maker Bizzabo, which operates in the hard-hit
conference-management sector, quickly reinvented itself last spring by offering
“virtual events.” It has more than doubled its sales and is expanding its workforce.
The lockdown came at a great cost, pushing unemployment near 35% in April as
hundreds of thousands were either laid off or furloughed, mainly in low-paying
jobs such as retail, travel and hospitality.
Update for Tuesday 10/13/20
PORTLAND, Ore. — Cases of COVID-19 began popping up in the United States in January. The first case in Oregon was reported on Feb. 28.2020.
- Oregon: 605 deaths, 2,817 hospitalizations, 37,780 cases, 749,375 tests (713,497 negative tests) Latest Oregon numbers. Population of Oregon is 4.218 million (2019)
- Washington: 2,190 deaths, 7,786 hospitalizations, 93,035 cases Latest Washington numbers. The population of Washington is 7.615 million. (2019)
- United States: 215,101 deaths, update 10/16/20 217,700 deaths cases Latest U.S. numbers
- World: 1,081,951 deaths, 37,880,040 cases Latest global numbers
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