Israel to reopen schools even in hot spots of coronavirus if the majority of people over 50 in those metropolitan areas were vaccinated, health officials said Tuesday.
Israel on Sunday lifted a series of restrictions on movement and trade after weeks of full lockout, but the education system remained closed due to health officials ’concerns that the reopening will lead to a surgeon in new COVID-19 cases.
A primary school in the village of Beit Horon on the West Bank
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The coronavirus cabinet was to call later Tuesday to vote on the Ministry of Health’s plan for preschools, grades 1-4 and 11-12 and technical colleges to reopen both in low-infected areas and virus strains where at least 70% of people are over 50 years of age. vaccine.
Schools in “red” cities will remain closed, according to the outline.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein recommended that the vaccination rate for each region be updated once a week.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein
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In addition, a cross-ministerial panel oversees the color coding of every neighborhood and community in the country, which helps authorities to reduce restrictions in certain areas.
Earlier Tuesday, the Ministry of Health reported that more than 700,000 Israelis have contracted COVID-19 since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, making Israel the first in disease among countries with a smaller population than 10 million and the 27th in the world as a whole.
The country saw 7,761 new cases of COVID-19 Monday after 91,209 tests, showing an 8.8% infection rate.
Coronavirus ward at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv
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The national death toll from coronavirus has now reached 5,192 since the outbreak began.
There are currently 1,088 people in hospital in critical condition in Israel, including 306 patients on air conditioners.