The Israeli authorities have announced this Tuesday the end of the obligation to wear a mask in closed spaces, although it maintains its use in some exceptions, including personnel in hospitals and health centers and among tourists who have not yet been vaccinated. against COVID-19.
The general director of the Ministry of Health, Chezy Levy, has signed an amendment to eliminate this obligation as of this Tuesday, which implies that the population will not have to wear a mask in jobs, shops and educational institutions.
However, the exceptions also affect people who are going to go into isolation due to coronavirus, who will have to use it on the way to the center, as well as passengers on flights landing in Israel, according to the Israeli newspaper 'The Jerusalem Post. '.
Levy has clarified that it will not be mandatory to wear a mask on public transport, although he has recommended to the population to continue doing so, as has been collected by 'Yedioth Ahronoth'. The Israeli government lifted almost all of the restrictions on June 1 amid a steady decline in coronavirus cases and deaths.
The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 25 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 839,701, with 6,428 deaths and 221 active cases, including 29 patients in serious condition.
Likewise, it has highlighted that 5,482,239 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 5,145,764 have already received the full schedule. The positivity rate in the country stands at 0.1%.
