Among the first countries to remove the obligation of masks since June 1st, Israel is also worried about the Delta variant. Cases have increased tenfold since June 18, registering 369 new infected on 5 July with the total number of the current infected rose to 2,766.
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett then invited the population to wear masks indoors and to avoid crowds while the opening of the country to tourists was postponed from 1st July to 1st August. Thinking is also about re-inserting the green pass to block access to some public places for unvaccinated people.
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The country also noticed one decrease in the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the most used in the country. Between May 2 and June 5, the serum was shown to be 94.3 percent effective but by June 6, five days after the restrictions were lifted, in early July, that figure would drop to 64 percent. one hundred. Another interesting fact, last Friday 55 percent of new infections were among people already vaccinated. The health ministry has to remark that Pfizer-BioNTech is still very valid in avoiding hospitalizations and the more serious consequences of Covid.
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July 5, 2021 (change July 5, 2021 | 22:52)
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