Health Ministry data show previous record was eclipsed Monday after 10,946 Israelis tested positive for pathogen in 24 hours; with day before start of new school year, 91,000 kindergarteners and school students reported to be in isolation

Prof. Nachman Ash tells Ynet the Health Ministry on multiple occasions recommended to ministers to limit public gatherings, but the government is influenced by 'practical considerations'; says vaccine drive in schools will initially be limited in scope