The country is expected to return to normal on Sunday and to make this possible, the Ministry of Health will introduce its “green passport” program. Green passports are required to enter certain places and participate in certain activities. Only people who have been vaccinated or have passed on a coronavirus are eligible for one. As part of the program, registered gyms, theaters, hotels, concerts and synagogues will be able to operate starting next week. “We are taking a big line in vaccination,” Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Thursday at an extensive briefing. “This is the first step back to an almost normal life. “Edelstein said there will soon be workplaces that will have to ask their employees to get the vaccine or go through a coronavirus test every 48 hours.
The green passport is granted to those who are a week past the second coronavirus vaccine, or around 740,000 people who have recovered from the virus who are not currently eligible for the vaccine.
Rona Kaiser, vice president of information technologies for the Ministry of Health, explained in detail how people can access their green passports. Here’s what you need to know:
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if (window.location.pathname.indexOf (“656089”)! = -1) {console.log (“hedva connatix”); document.getElementsByClassName (“divConnatix”)[0].style.display = “gin”;}Where can I get my green passport?The passport can be downloaded through the traffic light phone application, the Ministry of Health traffic light website, or through the ministry call center (* 5400).How do I use the app?Download the app to your Apple or Android phone. Update your personal information, including personal ID number, or passport number, phone number and date of birth. Verify that the information is correct and a code will be sent to your phone. Enter the code to confirm. The application will validate for your staff and give you a vibrant green passport.And what about through the website?On the website, update your personal information and you will receive a green printable passport certificate which includes a scannable QR code. ”Unlike the vaccine card and get beyond, this is a high – security code with a digital signature, “Kaiser explained. “We have consulted with a number of information security advisers to provide a secure green passport.” Callers to the hotline can send them their passport via email, text or even snail mail.How do centers check if I am allowed to enter?When you arrive at a store or other place of business, you will be asked to display your green passport. The printout can be displayed for scanning, or the app can be opened and the digital authentication displayed. You will also be asked to present your ID card. Business owners can scan the QR code on your certificate through the application, but without using other standard scanning apps.Can I get a green passport anywhere else?
To date, green permits have only been issued by the Ministry of Health and not through health funds, or any other medical centers or staff.
How long is the green passport valid?The green passport will be valid for six months from one week after the second dose.Can children get a green passport?
Children who have passed coronavirus can get a green passport and enter the same places as their parents without being tested. Their passport will appear on their parents’ passport.
Edelstein clarified Thursday that there is and will be no obligation for vaccination in Israel. “Anyone who chooses not to be vaccinated has a right,” Edelstein said. “There will also be no personal sanctions against people who are not vaccinated. It should be understood that it is a great privilege for us to be vaccinated, something that many countries of the world have not received. The minister said there will be some areas that will be open to everyone, even citizens who have not been vaccinated, and that the potential for these areas to be expanded will depend on the level of vaccination available. -all of a population. In addition, the Head of Public Services, Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis said children will be able to access different stores, and will be able to accompany their parents to hotels if they go through a coronavirus test. Criminal charges against people who try to create a green passport will be jailed, he warned. “Anyone who thinks it is a children’s game and will print a certificate even though it has not been vaccinated and this activity will end with a prison term as well,” Edelstein said. Ministry of Health Director-General Chezy Levy said he held a meeting with senior police officers on Thursday about “incomparable rape and punishment against green license holders created – the consumers and the neglected . ” It is expected that more activities and centers under the same model will open in the coming weeks. “You should get the vaccine now,” Edelstein warned, as it will take about four weeks to reach maximum immunity and get your green passport. “We have a duty to look after the health of all the citizens of Israel, and we will not compromise on that.”Rossella Tercatin contributed to this report.