Israel's prime minister has warned that a 'storm' of Covid cases is coming as he asked all over-60s and medical workers to get a second booster shot to protect themselves.
Naftali Bennett, giving a TV speech on Sunday, urged older Israelis to protect themselves from the 'Omicron wave' of Covid with a fourth vaccine, while warning that daily case tolls will soon reach record levels.
Bennett predicted that infections will top '50,000 per day soon', which would be more than double Israel's previous peak of 22,000 cases in September last year.
The country is currently logging around 6,000 cases per day.
But he also noted that Omicron cases are milder than previous Covid variants and that the fourth vaccine is largely aimed at preventing serious illness in the old.
Israel is bracing for a 'storm' of Omicron Covid cases that could see daily infections soar to around 50,000, the Prime Minister has warned (pictured, current case totals)
But Israel health officials have welcomed data showing Omicron appears to cause milder infections that are linked to fewer deaths (pictured, virus-linked deaths in Israel)