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Israel is partying like it s 2019. With most adults now vaccinated against the coronavirus and restrictions falling away - including the lifting this week of outdoor mask requirements - Israelis are joyously resuming routines that were disrupted more than a year ago and providing a glimpse of what the future could hold for other countries. Restaurants are booming outside and in. Concerts, bars and hotels are open to those who can flash their vaccine certificates. Classrooms are back to pre-covid capacity. The rate of new infections has plummeted - from a peak of almost 10,000 a day to about 140 - and the number of serious coronavirus cases in many hospitals is down to single digits. The emergency Covid-19 ward at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv resumed duty as a parking garage, and waiting rooms are suddenly flooded with non-Covid patients coming for long-deferred treatments.
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Apr. 18, 2021 9:50 PM
With the number of Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19 topping 5 million and the country experiencing fewer than 100 new daily cases, the government ended its outdoor mask mandate on Sunday, spurring widespread celebration and forcing people to change deeply ingrained habits formed by just over a year of mandatory virus precautions.
“I forgot I was wearing it. I walked outside and forgot to take it off,” Harold, an immigrant from Chicago, said as he removed his mask on the sidewalk outside a pharmacy in the Jerusalem suburb of Ramat Bet Shemesh.
Birds, Bushes, Balance
According to a new Israeli study, the conservation of shrubs in forests is vital, as it plays a unique role in protecting the diversity of bird populations in surrounding areas.
A new Israeli study has found a link between the proliferation of shrubs in forests and the variety and quantity of birds in the surrounding area. How will this affect existing shrub thinning policies aimed at preventing severe instances of forest fires?
Sapir Pollack, ZAVIT Science and Environment News Agency
With spring upon us, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions could not have come at a better time. Israelis can now freely enjoy the season and visit national parks and forests around the country once more. Coincidentally, March 21