Unvaccinated people will be allowed to enter activities that require a green mark subject to a quick check • Prof. Ash on Pesach: "We can celebrate with the family, but carefully and it is better outside"
Speed tests
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Gideon Markovich
In accordance with the agreement between the Minister of Health, Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein, the director general of the ministry, Prof. Hezi Levy, and the corona commissioner, Prof. Nachman Ash, it was agreed that as of this coming Sunday, the rapid testing system will take effect. the way to allow maintaining the price level adequate speed test.
outlines testing speed is expected to be used for the benefit of entry activities green Seal, an action completes the entry of unvaccinated and were recovering in separated tests PCR nationalism.
Sign activities green Label will be able vaccinated, recovering and people showed a negative test a quick look Held on the spot only.It will be emphasized that it will not be possible to present a standard negative PCR test.The various businesses will be able to order fast test providers from an approved list to be published on the Ministry of Health website.
Corona Commissioner Prof. Ash: "In the last week there has been a consistent decrease in morbidity. The infection rate has dropped to 0.78. Yesterday less than a thousand verified were found and this is the lowest number in three months. The number of serious patients is also declining but slowly."
However, Prof. Ash warned: "This positive trend may change if we are not careful at this time. Adherence to a green mark is the responsibility of the business owner and his interest. If there is an infection in the business, the harm is first and foremost in his business. A person who enters a green place. And he sees that this is not the case, he should take care of himself and leave the place. "
According to him, "the issue of the law of the duty of testing for those who are not vaccinated is in consultation between the legal authorities, and it is progressing."
There is still concern about mutations from abroad
Regarding the issue of returning from abroad, Prof. Ash said: “The risk of bringing in a new mutation exists all the time.
The responsibility for maintaining the insulation is on the returnees.
Firstly, everyone should be checked at the airport, and secondly, there must be effective insulation inside the house as well, in order to keep the other family members at home.
The fear of mutations will be with us in the coming months.
Free travel abroad without isolation back - will not be soon. "
According to him, preventing unnecessary gatherings and adhering to the rules of gathering outside and inside is necessary in order to continue opening up the economy.
"We have opened up the education system in orange localities as well, but the education system still needs to continue to adhere to capsule masks where prescribed and hygienic, otherwise there is a risk of infection even in vaccinated classrooms."
Passover properly with the family
According to Prof. Ash, "Ramadan at the beginning and Seder night is another week. In light of the morbidity indices, there did not seem to be any further restrictions. At the same time, such a meeting around the table is potentially contagious and the rules should be observed. "And he feels that symptoms are better left behind than at risk of infection. We are also formulating an outline for Ramadan."
"Not yet open the whole education system"
Regarding studies in the red cities, Prof. Ash said: "Looking at the opening of studies in the context of morbidity - it could be that if about 3% of the cities are red it is little and maybe it can be absorbed. We want the morbidity to be low in every locality. A patient will come to a contagious school and the illness will spread.
It is gratifying to see in the data that there is a large transition of localities from red to orange to yellow and green.
The decline is noticeable in the colors of the localities, but it is still right to keep the education system closed these days. "