Israel to eliminate mandatory use of indoor masks after successful vaccination campaign

Israel continues to ease health restrictions against covid-19 after the success of your vaccination campaign: from June 15, Israelis will no longer be forced to wear masks indoorsas coronavirus infection rates remain low, the health minister said on Sunday.

Wearing chin straps indoors is one of the only major coronavirus restrictions that remain in Israel. Other restrictions in daily life had already been lifted. Tuesday will be canceled the presentation of the “vaccination passport” go, for example, to a restaurant or hotel, as well as attendance limits for establishments open to the public. Capacity limits have also been removed in companies.

For the time being, schools will be excluded from the easing of restrictions, and children should always wear masks during class, as most under 16s have not yet been vaccinated. The country began this Sunday to vaccinate children between 12 and 15 years old. There are 600,000 minors in this age group and so far 10,000 appointments have been made.

The Ministry Yuli Edelstein He said if the downward trend in morbidity continues and the miners’ vaccination campaign is successful, there will be another discussion on the issue in the coming weeks.

Israel launched a massive vaccination campaign at the end of December via an agreement with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer which delivered millions of doses in exchange for data on the effects of vaccination from the databases of the health system.

Of the 9.3 million inhabitants of Israel, more than five (55% of the population) have already received both doses of the vaccine.

The mass vaccination campaign reduces the number of new daily cases, on the basis of a weekly average, from 8,600 at the height of the health crisis to just four on Saturday.

On the other hand, the country remains largely closed to foreign travelers, said the Ministry of Tourism, with the exception of first-degree relatives, some experts and vaccinated tourists participating in a pilot program.

All travelers arriving in the country are subject to a 14 day quarantine, which only ends after a serological test that proves vaccination or sufficient immunity.

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