Jerusalem: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that vaccination and renewed restrictions could be spared Israel Another lockdown, even as the coronavirus infection escalates.
“Our goal is to keep Israel open, but not to get into a situation where hospitals say we are full,” he said on a visit to a new vaccination center in Jerusalem.
“We’re trying to avoid that, and know when to hit the brakes,” Bennett Said.
“To avoid harsh restrictions, we will vaccinate, wear masks and keep distance.”
Bennett’s government on Tuesday announced a package of new restrictions that require a vaccine certificate or test negative for entry into places that hold fewer than 100 people, and in open spaces that hold more than 100 people. Compulsory mask wearing is included.
Announcing new restrictions, cabinet’s Covid committee warns of highly contagious delta The coronavirus version was spreading rapidly and on to Israelis “stop shaking hands, hugging and kissing.”
The health ministry has also expanded the list of countries from which arrivals are required to quarantine, regardless of their vaccination or test status, to include France, Italy, and Italy. United States of america, among other countries.
For the past week and a half, Israel has been reporting an average of more than 2,000 new cases a day, with 229 people in critical condition – the most since April.
The rise in infections is a step back when Israel’s world-leading vaccine campaign reduced new Covid-19 cases from 10,000 a day to less than 100.
Israel lifted most of the COVID restrictions in early June, but began reimposing some of them after a resurgence of cases last month.
About 60 percent of Israel’s 9.3 million people have received two shots, mostly the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
But nearly one million Israelis still refuse vaccination, even if they are eligible.
Israel rolled out a booster shot for more than 60 last week. It has also made children below 12 years of age eligible for vaccination.
“Our goal is to keep Israel open, but not to get into a situation where hospitals say we are full,” he said on a visit to a new vaccination center in Jerusalem.
“We’re trying to avoid that, and know when to hit the brakes,” Bennett Said.
“To avoid harsh restrictions, we will vaccinate, wear masks and keep distance.”
Bennett’s government on Tuesday announced a package of new restrictions that require a vaccine certificate or test negative for entry into places that hold fewer than 100 people, and in open spaces that hold more than 100 people. Compulsory mask wearing is included.
Announcing new restrictions, cabinet’s Covid committee warns of highly contagious delta The coronavirus version was spreading rapidly and on to Israelis “stop shaking hands, hugging and kissing.”
The health ministry has also expanded the list of countries from which arrivals are required to quarantine, regardless of their vaccination or test status, to include France, Italy, and Italy. United States of america, among other countries.
For the past week and a half, Israel has been reporting an average of more than 2,000 new cases a day, with 229 people in critical condition – the most since April.
The rise in infections is a step back when Israel’s world-leading vaccine campaign reduced new Covid-19 cases from 10,000 a day to less than 100.
Israel lifted most of the COVID restrictions in early June, but began reimposing some of them after a resurgence of cases last month.
About 60 percent of Israel’s 9.3 million people have received two shots, mostly the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
But nearly one million Israelis still refuse vaccination, even if they are eligible.
Israel rolled out a booster shot for more than 60 last week. It has also made children below 12 years of age eligible for vaccination.
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