Coronavirus: Israel considering lifting outdoor mask requirement
The lifting of regulations comes as Israel's infection numbers show encouraging trends and more than 4 million people have received both jabs of the Pfizer vaccine.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, ROSSELLA TERCATINShushan Purim celebrations amid ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Jerusalem, Feb. 28, 2021(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
The Health Ministry is considering canceling the coronavirus requirement that Israelis wear masks in open-air public spaces and is also working to open Israel's airspace to allow for tourism starting in April, N12 reported on Sunday.The lifting of regulations comes as Israel's infection numbers show encouraging trends and more than 4 million people have received both jabs of the Pfizer vaccine.The opening would mean that Israelis could travel to destinations that accept the green passport such as Greece, Georgia and Cyprus, N12 reported.Last week, government officials announced that Israel was working on a program with the United States to have both countries recognize one another's vaccination certificates to enable travel without quarantine. Similar talks are ongoing with China, the United Arab Emirates and other countries across the globe. Earlier Sunday, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein vowed that in light of a “vaccination miracle” there will be no need of further restrictions on Passover.“We have no reason to believe that there will be a lockdown in Israel during Passover,” he pointed out. “We are seeing very encouraging data. We are experiencing the very miracle that we all dreamed of - the miracle of vaccines. More than five million good people went and got vaccinated and thanks to them, we now find ourselves where we are.”
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