The next phase of the exit strategy is expected to include street shops, as well as a number of other arenas that could be open only to people who have been vaccinated or recovered from coronavirus.
Those areas include shopping malls, cultural and sporting events, hotel (rooms only) and gyms.
“If all goes well, we hope we can open street shops and malls, and start carefully opening cultural shows for which entry will only be allowed for green passport holders,” Health Ministry Director-General Chezy Levy said in a weekend interview.
The Health Ministry has targeted February 23 as the start of the next phase of its plan, requiring a staged exit as was hoped for in the past, so that the impact of reliefs can be monitored.
Levy said that the country will only fully understand the results of the various reliefs rolled out last week in about 10 days.
“I would recommend continuing to open carefully and thoughtfully,” he said.
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However, Blue and White has said that it will push to speed up the exit.
Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gant told the KAN radio station over the weekend that Netanyahu is purposely pushing off any major openings until closer to the elections so that he can hold a “victory party” over his handling of the pandemic.
התו הירוק? יו”ר כחול לבן בני גנץ ל-@YaronDeckel: “אנחנו נאבקים בפיליבסטר, מבחינת נתניהו שיהיה סגר עד שבועיים לפני הבחירות”#השבוע pic.twitter.com/wkyNPQhf1l— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) February 12, 2021
He said Blue and White would push to begin gradually opening businesses as early as this week alongside the green passport program.
Israelis enjoyed their first weekend without a restriction on travelling 1,000 meters from home by taking to national parks and reserves ahead of what meteorologists have promised to be one of the coldest weeks this year.
“We were happy to see thousands of hikers return to nature for a walk and enjoy the blooming flowers and flowing streams and waterfalls,” said Nature and Parks Authority Director-General Shaul Goldstein.
The authority reported that about 150,000 hikers visited national parks and nature reserves across Israel, and that an additional 1,300 people spent the night in Israel’s campgrounds.
In addition, social media showed images of packed Israeli beaches, including the promenade in Tel Aviv, where it was also now permitted to visit.
On Saturday night, the Health Ministry shared that less than 5,000 new cases (4,595) were discovered on Friday – 6.8% of the roughly 75,580 people who were screened. The 6.7% positive shown Friday and the rate released Saturday are the lowest positive rates since January 9.
In total, there were 99s serious cases reported by the Health Ministry on Saturday, the third day in which the number was less than 1,000.
Among those in serious condition, 61% are over the age of 60, 18% are between 50 and 59 and 10% are in their 40s. Moreover, there are nearly 73 serious patients in their 30s (7%) and another 21 who are 29 years old or younger (2%).
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