The Cabinet of Experts today (Sunday) recommended returning the exemption from full isolation to vaccinated in three doses subject to a negative review, after exposure to verified to Omicron.
In addition, the experts recommended soon to stop the flooring of all suspects to the micron (once the strain constitutes 90% of the daily adhesions).
Another request raised - to continue with the green label and convey a message to the risk populations that the gatherings, even if under the green label conditions, are less safe than before.
We further noted that there are still many question marks surrounding the rate of infection of the omicron and the severity of the disease it causes.
"The rate of conversion from infection to serious illness among unvaccinated adults and partially / fully vaccinated adults is uncertain," the expert team said in a statement.
"Given the high potential for infection from the Delta strain, there is a 3-2 fold decrease in the rate of deterioration to a serious illness," they said during the hearing.
Another recommendation: a change in the sky-closing policy
The experts point to the positive restrictions on entry and monitoring made at Ben Gurion Airport, which helped reduce the incidence of disease in Omicron and its spread in Israel. However, they say it will soon be necessary to change the policy of the red states.
Will it soon be possible to fly to any country?
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"According to the forum, within a week and at most two weeks, there will be a widespread spread of Omicron in the community beyond the potential of 'importing' from abroad and there will be thousands of 'local' Omicron cases, and there will be room to return to the previous policy -
allow Israelis to travel to any country. And isolating those entering until they receive a negative answer on the third day of infection. "
The experts, including Prof. Arnon Afek, Dr. Dror Dicker, Prof. Galia bravado and others refrained from recommending additional restrictions at this stage. "Currently, there is no consensus on the operation of additional measures to reduce the adhesion limit gathering, which undermine
significantly the major branches of the economy .
"As evidence builds that the combination of widespread infection and a significant rate of morbidity is likely to jeopardize public health and health system efficacy similar to previous waves and beyond, a complex discussion of interventions that may lead to the spread of spread will be required."
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