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Middle East News: The vaccination of close to five million people has sent Israel's coronavirus caseload tumbling from some 10,000 new infections per day as recently as
Masks come off as Israel vaunts virus victory Sunday April 18 2021 With more than half of the population fully vaccinated in one of the world's fastest COVID-19 inoculation campaigns, the number of coronavirus cases in Israel fell from some 10,000 new infections per day in mid-January to about 200 cases per day. This triggered an announcement from the Health Department on April 15 that face masks are no longer mandatory outdoors. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY Summary Advertisement Israelis stepped into the streets without masks on Sunday for the first time in a year, a key milestone as the country vac...
144 shares Israelis throwing face masks as they celebrate the end of the mask mandate outdoors in Jerusalem, April 18, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) AFP — Israelis stepped into the streets without masks on Sunday for the first time in a year, a key milestone as the country vaccinates its way out of a coronavirus nightmare. “It’s very strange but it’s very nice,” said Eliana Gamulka, 26, after getting off a bus near the busy Jerusalem shopping boulevard of Jaffa Street and removing her face covering. “You can’t pretend that you don’t know anyone any more,” she smiled. ...
Masks come off as Israel vaunts COVID-19 victory Toggle share menu Advertisement Masks come off as Israel vaunts COVID-19 victory Youths gather on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on Apr 18, 2021, after authorities announced that face masks for COVID-19 prevention were no longer needed outside. (Photo: AFP/JACK GUEZ) 18 Apr 2021 06:55PM (Updated: 18 Apr 2021 07:07PM) Share this content Bookmark JERUSALEM: Israelis stepped into the streets without masks on Sunday (Apr 18) for the first time in a year, a key milestone as the country vaccinate...