The morbidity rates and the extent of infection of the corona virus continue to decline, but at the same time the number of people who die from the virus in Israel crossed the 6,000 mark yesterday. The corona’s professor, Prof. Nachman Ash, told the High Court this morning (Monday) that despite the drop in the coefficient of infection, the obligation to wear masks will continue at this stage, adding: “Until we vaccinate a class that will buy herd immunity With the corona will continue. We will have to continue to live alongside restrictions. “
At the beginning of the interview, the professor referred to the decline in infection in the shadow of the opening of the economy: “The morbidity data continues to decline. Yesterday there were 1,300 new verifications and the infection rate is around 0.76. These days we are discussing what can be opened. fire.
On the outline of the quick tests, he said: “It will start next week. In places where according to the outline of the green mark there will be stands for a quick check. Whoever comes out positive will have to go back to isolation. This is a private check for which the business owner will probably pay.”
Asked if the corona was behind us, the projector said, “We are facing 6,018 deaths this morning. It is a stab in the heart,” adding: “We are going to reach seven million vaccinated, by then the struggle will continue. “If we do not vaccinate here a rate that will buy herd immunity, around 7 million vaccinated and recovering or more, we will have to continue to live alongside restrictions.”
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Ash also noted that the obligation to wear masks will be maintained for the time being: “We are still not sure what degree of infection between vaccinated people. The cost of wearing masks is not high, so we want to keep the obligation to wear them.”