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Two months into its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign, Israel sees a drop in COVID infections and in the number of severe cases. Israel exited its third nationwide lockdown, but some restrictions remains on inbound and outbound flights. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 5,922 Israelis have died of the virus.
Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have received 30,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, and 2,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by Israel. It may take a while still for a mass vaccination campaign to get under way in the Palestinian territories. A total of 1,827 people have died of COVID in the West Bank, while 560 have died in Gaza.
Central Elections Committee budgets over $60 million for special coronavirus arrangements on Election Day, including transportation for patients and converting buses into polling stations
Under the ban, planes of foreign airlines are not allowed to land in Israel until the end of Israel's current lockdown. Exiting the country is limited to exceptional circumstances
Israel has reportedly decided to halt all inbound and outbound passenger flights starting midnight on Tuesday until Jan. 31 in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants.