17 June 2021: Israel ends its indoor mask mandate after a robust vaccination campaign.

Israel will no longer require people to wear masks indoors, removing one of the country’s last remaining coronavirus restrictions as infections continue to decline there, Israel’s health ministry announced on Tuesday.

Hezi Levi, the ministry’s director general, delivered the news as he removed his mask on a morning television show.

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Masks will still be required in some cases, including for passengers and crews on airplanes, and for unvaccinated people in care facilities. The decision comes only about two weeks after Israel lifted capacity restrictions and retired its Green Pass System, allowing vaccinated and unvaccinated people equal access to cultural and economic activities. The main limitations that remain concern travel into and out of Israel, which involves strict testing and quarantine rules.

Israel’s vaccine rollout began in December and was remarkably swift, spurred by an ample supply of doses and the Green Pass, which granted vaccinated Israelis more freedoms than people who did not get a shot.

Continue Reading at https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/world/middleeast/israel-indoor-mask-vaccine.html

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