The infection coefficient in Israel rose to 0.99% today. It stands at 1.05% within the general population, 0.96% in the Arab sector, and 0.88% in the haredi community.

Russian police In Tuesday detained more than 900 people at protests in favor of opposition leader Alexei Navalny the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said.A court in Moscow In Tuesday handed Navalny a three-and-a-half-year sentence, though his lawyer said he would actually serve two years and eight months in jail because of time already spent under house arrest.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized yesterday's mass funeral in Tamra, attended by thousands in violation of coronavirus guidelines."The mass funeral in Tamra last night was an unforgivable event. Where were the police? The same law needs to apply to everyone!" Lapid wrote In his social media account.

Infection rate remains high despite Ingoing lockdown, as death toll hits 4,888.

Israel's government is slated to convene later in the day to make a decision with regards to extending the Ingoing coronavirus lockdown.The lockdown is scheduled to end at 7am In Friday, but PM Netanyahu has insisted it be extended till midnight, Sunday.

Russia's foreign ministry has rejected calls from countries around the world to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.Moscow Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: "Do not interfere in the internal affairs of a sovereign state. We urge everyone to deal with their own problems."

Over the last day, 16,840 new CV-19 infections have been diagnosed in the UK, and 1,449 individuals have died of the virus.Since the beginning of the crisis, 3,852,623 UK residents have been infected and 108,013 have died of the disease.

Israel's Deni Avdija played 23 minutes, scoring 13 as the Washington Wizards' lost to the Portland Trailblazers 132-121 last night.