Israel has vaccinated more than 70% of the population and will distribute the remaining vaccines to other countries

More than 4.4 million people have received one dose, and of these, around three million have already received the second, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Twitter.

However, the official urged the Israelis not to let their guard down for the upcoming holidays.

Israel is therefore the country where the vaccination campaign has advanced the most, exclusively with the drug from the American laboratories Pfizer and German BioNTech.

As, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Israel had resolved “to help medical personnel in the Palestinian Authority and in several countries” by sending them “a symbolic quantity of vaccines”.

This is “a limited amount of unused vaccine accumulated last month,” the prime minister said in a statement, citing Honduras among the recipient countries, which is considering opening an embassy in Jerusalem, according to the AFP press agency.

Netanyahu added that Israel “has received numerous requests for assistance from countries requiring vaccines” and explained that the country is not in a position to collaborate in a “meaningful” way before ending its own vaccination campaign.

During, The government notes with concern a slight increase in the number of cases, with 4,677 new positives confirmed in the last part, according to the Europa Press agency.

The balance of cases since the start of the pandemic in Israel exceeds 750,000, while 5,600 people have died.

Edelstein spoke of the risks derived from the Jewish holiday of Purim, scheduled for this week, which could spark “mass contagion celebrations.”

Experts attribute to this party precisely part of the exponential growth in infections during the first wave.

The health ministry has considered pushing for a nighttime curfew to avoid illegal gatherings and parties on Purim, which will be held Thursday evening and Friday, except in Jerusalem, where it will last until Sunday, according to the report. Chain.