Israel will abandon its mask command in public places in the future despite the success of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign and the consequent fall in coronavirus morbidity, the Ministry of Health’s Director General said. t-Oll. Hezi Levi said Thursday.
According to Levi, one of the reasons behind the decision was that the vaccine was not yet available to children and teenagers under the age of 16.
A vaccine can also be a source [of coronavirus infections] if those around them are without a mask and not surrounded, ”said Levi.
“This is doubling for children under 16 who are definitely not yet vaccinated. That is why we do not currently think about abolishing the command of masonry. “
However, Levi added that he was encouraged by recent data showing that the country ‘s daily infection rate has fallen to its lowest level in three months.
He also said the ministry was making efforts to monitor and prevent the spread of the virus in the country’s education system which was recently opened up after hundreds of students and teachers isolating themselves after exposure to a COVID-19 patient in educational institutions.
The ministry was also considering opening schools in communities with high levels of coronavirus infection if large parts of the teachers receive the vaccine.
Levi said children who he thought were eligible for the vaccine would be around the summer months, “awaiting successful medical tests by vaccine manufacturers.”
According to the Coronavirus National Intelligence and Information Center report, the reproduction (R) number of the pathogen has decreased from 1 to 0.85 within several days, signifying the spread of the pandemic in Israel. decline.
“The vaccination campaign is beginning to bear fruit. The number of confirmed cases is steadily declining and the number of patients in critical condition is also slowly declining,” the report said. “However, diseases are still widespread there is no room for complacency.”