Israel will begin increasing construction lock restrictions next week

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday afternoon that Israel will start increasing lock-in restrictions next week by urging citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the most contagious British strain of the disease spreads to across the country.

“We are in the middle of a race between the vaccination campaign and the [COVID-19] variable, “Netanyahu said at a press conference.” The vaccination campaign is our key to leaving the pandemic. The change has affected the whole world … and so have we. Just a few days ago, it made up 70% of all samples taken, and today, it makes up about 80%. The spread is huge. “

Israel will begin increasing construction lock restrictions next week

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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The keynote also said that 97% of the country’s COVID-19 victims and 93% of serious cases were among those aged 50 and older.

“If we can control the disease in these age groups, and if we can vaccinate people over the age of 50, we will be on the road to over-coronavirus overdose, leaving no surprise as That’s why I’m setting a national target for 90% of people aged 50 and over to be vaccinated. It will allow us to gradually open up the economy and save lives. “

Netanyahu also criticized the partners of the Blue & White coalition as the government plans to convene Wednesday to discuss lifting travel restrictions, which expire Friday, Sunday.

“Every day counts. The meaning of three more days of locking another 200,000 people is vaccination,” Netanyahu said. “We will not stop the opening. We will open gradually as early as next week, but carefully.”

“They need to know the data. It’s a matter of life and death, not a republic.”

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A health worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine in Hod Hasharon

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I call on everyone to rise above any other considerations. We can win big because we have millions of vaccines, vaccines for all citizens, a public system to carry them and a high turnaround. “

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein took the stage after Netanyahu and said the Ministry of Health is considering lowering the vaccine age limit, which is currently at 35, as The vaccine number went out a few days ago, leaving vaccination centers empty.
At the same time, the The Ministry of Health made a statement Tuesday morning 34.35% of the country’s population have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 19.8% have received the second dose increase. Since the vaccination campaign began, Israel has administered more than 5 million COVID-19 shots.

In the general category, 82% of people aged 60 and over have received the vaccine against the disease to date, and only 66% of the same age group are circulating among the ultra-orthodox category.

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