So far, 1,898 of them have been released after their tests came negative, while 217 are still being checked in isolation centres.Įlsewhere, Jordan will start to bring home Jordanian students and expatriates stranded abroad due to the pandemic - there are currently around 35,000 Jordanian students abroad. Israel’s government has changed rules on who can use indoor venues and facilities, meaning people will only be able to enter them if they have had a vaccine booster jab, or recovered from the virus. Over in Syria, as many as 2,115 people have attended medical isolation for suspected Covid-19 cases since February. So Far, Turkey has recorded 82,329 coronavirus cases and 1,890 deaths. Meanwhile in Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan has been inspecting the construction sites of two Covid-19 hospitals in Istanbul.
To the north in Lebanon, the number of infections stands at 672 while death toll remains at 21 – however, 94 patients have recovered from the virus so far. Three Palestinians have died from the virus, including two women from East Jerusalem and one man from Tulkarem. In the neighbouring Palestinian territories, the Health Minister said that the number of infections had reached 418 cases since 5 March. Advertisement It is too early to say if the country will require a lockdown through the month of September and during the upcoming Jewish holiday season, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said. Furthermore, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the opening of shops in certain categories, including electronics, furniture and books.Īs it stands, the total number of coronavirus cases in Israel reached 13,265, with 283 new patients tested positive over the weekend. Israeli authorities are considering a fourth corona lockdown in the coming weeks, and are likely to make a decision on the matter by the end of August. Public transport in the country will be increased mainly to allow more people to get to work. Israel has in recent days rolled out a booster vaccine shot for older citizens, reimposed mask requirements indoors and restored green pass restrictions requiring vaccine certificates for. Nearly 60% of Israel’s 9.3 million people have gotten two shots, mostly with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.īut about a million Israelis still refuse to be vaccinated, even though they are eligible.įrom Sunday some children between ages five and 11 at risk of health complications will become eligible for vaccines.Israel is preparing to gradually restore the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Everything is open – but we need masks and we need vaccines.” Stores are seen shuttered closed and streets are empty in Jerusalem's Old City amid Israel's. “I don’t want to impose a lockdown and I will avoid a lockdown at all costs. The country’s latest lockdown begins Thursday at midnight and ends two weeks later on January 21.
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The health minister Nitzan Horowitz told Israeli Channel 12 TV that he intended to balance public health with livelihood. They held up placards denouncing coronavirus vaccines, with one poster linking vaccines to the Nazis. Protesters on Saturday flew a banner that read “There’s no pandemic, it’s a con”. The rise in infections is a step back after Israel’s world-leading vaccine campaign drove down new Covid-19 cases from 10,000 a day to fewer than 100.
Israel has in recent days rolled out a booster vaccine shot for older citizens, reimposed mask requirements indoors and restored “green pass” restrictions requiring vaccine certificates for entering enclosed spaces such as gyms, restaurants and hotels.
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