Health Ministry's Head of Public Health Services Sharon Alroy-Preis said Sunday there is "a long way to go" before the government takes further steps to ease the nationwide lockdown.
Speaking during a press conference, Alroy-Preis said since the easing of the lockdown restrictions two weeks ago, the infection rate has increased with its coefficient now standing at 1.
"To get to the next step of reopening, we need to get to get the number of verified daily infections to below 500. Right now, in order to be careful, we need to stop [further easing of restrictions]."