Israel plans to end most of the health restrictions linked to the coronavirus from early June on its territory, the health ministry said on Sunday.
"For the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic, all restrictions inside Israeli territory will be lifted from June 1,"
the ministry said in a statement, adding that the government has yet to vote in favor. of this proposal.
The restrictions on travelers entering Israel will remain in place, with the ministry even considering tightening them to prevent variants from entering Israeli territory.
At the worst time of the epidemic, Israel was recording around 10,000 new patients per day.
In the last 24 hours, the ministry has identified twelve.
In total, the country has officially recorded 839,319 cases of contamination, including 6,404 deaths.
Israel launched a vast vaccination campaign at the end of December thanks to an agreement with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer which quickly delivered millions of doses to the Hebrew state in exchange for data on the effects of vaccination in this country which has of digitized medical databases on its population.
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More than half of the vaccinated population
More than five of the 9.3 million Israelis (55% of the population) received the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
The decrease in contamination has allowed the authorities to reopen restaurants, bars and sports halls initially, but only for people with a "green passport", that is, people who have been vaccinated or cured.
Since mid-April, wearing a mask is no longer required in public spaces but still is on public transport and in closed places.
The new recommendations from the ministry will allow the entire population, including unvaccinated people, to be able to enter anywhere but the wearing of a mask will initially remain compulsory in closed places.