Against the backdrop of declining Israeli coronavirus morbidity, several countries are expected to open their borders to vaccinated citizens in the coming months who will retain a green passport, issued to those who have been vaccinated or have received on the bat, Channel 12 reported Tuesday.
These include the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Morocco with whom Israel has recently established a diplomatic relationship.
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Rows of closed discs on an almost empty stretch of Nissi beach with a few beaches on the horizon in the tourist town of Cyprus on Ayia Napa, a favorite with tourists from Europe and beyond.
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Russia, Italy, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Thailand and some other EU states are expected to allow vaccinated Israelis, according to the report.
With Israel’s current travel restrictions, only about 3,000 Israelis are allowed to return to the country every day while receiving quarantine in coronavirus-run hotels. state or at home, with electronic detection wristbands.
In addition, vaccinated tourists may be able to enter Israel as early as mid-April, Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen told the Jerusalem Post on Monday.
More than 5 million vaccinated citizens in Israel have made a significant contribution to slowing the pandemic, with the pathogen ‘s genetic (R) number falling to 0.7 and the infectious rate to 2.4% since Tuesday morning.
“We know the vaccines are effective against Britain [coronavirus] variable but there is also a change in South Africa on which the outlook is less effective, “Dr Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health at the Ministry of Health said at a news conference.” We need to make sure that changes entering the country. “
The chief health officer said changes that could spread in the infectious community could affect the country’s non-vaccinated population, including children, as well as those who received the vaccine, but their effectiveness may be compromised.
“We have laboratory equipment across the country to do genetic sequencing because we want to be ready. This is our biggest challenge,” she said.