In stark contrast to cautious optimism voiced in Israel and around the world about an approaching end to the current wave, and even the pandemic as a whole, overworked medical teams wait for reprieve

Scientist believes over 3 million Israelis came down with the pathogen since the beginning of the country's Omicron-induced fifth wave, ranking Israel first in the world in infections per capita

Prof. Yehuda Adler not encouraged by recent forecasts predicting pandemic will soon begin to ebb as he believes Israel is still not out of the woods with mounting cases stretching the healthcare system's resources thin

Health Ministry says over 1 million Israelis infected by COVID in January alone, and 207 people die; over 800 hospitalized in serious condition, highest number since the start of the pandemic