Record 1,443 new cases today. Hospitalizations and in serious condition shooting up.
Israeli hospitals can handle up to 600-900 patients in serious condition before a total collapse.
MoH is expecting 300 just from deterioration of existing infections.
There is going to be a total lockdown sooner rather than later.
It's true that the average Covid fatality in Israel is 80 and life expectancy is 82 so the impact thus far is minimal, but that is irrelevant to the caution needed and in Halacha the entire Torah is נדחה to prolong a Jewish life by a minute. And yes, 10,000 shuls should close for that one Jews minute. There is no Halacha to the contrary.