Israel registers 5,479 new COVID-19 cases, 779,958 in total

Passengers show electronic tracking bracelets, with which they are given the option to quarantine at home rather than at a hotel, upon their arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 1, 2021. Israel's Ministry of Health reported 5,479 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the total tally in the country to 779,958. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)