Israel still fails to record COVID-19 deaths and in past 24 hours only 38 infections have been detected, the lowest figure in a year

Israel detected 38 COVID-19 infections in past 24 hours, lowest number in a year and another low that shows how she continues to emerge from the pandemic after a rapid vaccination campaign with which she has immunized more than half of her population.

After playing on Saturday 8,752 tests, less than 40 were positive, according to data released today by the Department of Health.

This issue illustrates the progressive downward trend in the country’s morbidity rate, which is not subject to great restrictions, continues with the return to almost complete normality, and is on track to achieve the desired goals herd vaccination.

Israel has carried out one of the fastest vaccination campaigns in the world, with more than five million inhabitants, out of a population of approximately nine million, who have already been inoculated with the two doses of the vaccine.

For a week, Israelis are also not required to wear a mask outside., and the atmosphere in the streets is largely reminiscent of the pre-pandemic era.

Currently the country has just over 1,800 active patients and only 153 people are hospitalized in serious condition. Vaccination not only significantly reduced infections, but also the number of deaths and hospitalizations in critical condition.

On April 23, the country did not record a death for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The country has seen a decrease in the number of infections and deaths since the drastic rebound reported at the end of January, amid progress in the vaccination campaign, which already covers more than half of the total population and more than 80% of the most 16, according to the newspaper The Times of Israel.

“It is a huge success for the health care system and for Israeli citizens. Together, we eradicate the coronavirusIsraeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said.

“Since last Sunday, the restriction on the use of chin straps in open spaces and they are only used indoors. When I leave my apartment, I have to use it to move around the common areas and in the elevator, but when I go out into the street, I can take it off. Later, if I get on a bus, I put it off until the end of the trip. Anyway, after a year of use, some people – including myself – still haven’t taken it off to walk the streets, ”said Shaul, an Argentinian living in Israel.

He also added that He “Green pass“O”Green passport“Allows people already vaccinated to enter closed-door restaurants, weddings, concerts, theaters, cinemas and gymnasiums.” “They ask me to go see a basketball game where my son plays, even if he is an amateur; to go to a bar, theaters, etc. This passport contains the expiration date of the vaccine. In my case, it’s August 4, 2021, so I should get vaccinated again on that date, unless further investigations define that this period can be extended. “

The government is already preparing for the next vaccination in six months and has already started negotiations with Pfizer and Moderna.

Since the start of the pandemic, Israel has accumulated just over 838,000 infections and 6,350 deaths from COVID-19.

(With information from EFE)

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