People wearing face masks walk on a street in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv on April 17, 2020. In Israel, 224 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 12,982. Eight new deaths were recorded, raising the country's death toll from the coronavirus to 151. The latest figures show a significant decline in the number of patients in serious condition, to 168 from 180 on Thursday. Also, the number of ventilated patients dropped from 136 to 122. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
