As 53% of Israelis having received at least one dose of the Pfizer Inc vaccine, according to Health Ministry data, the government has been gradually reopening businesses, schools and the country’s main airport with caps on capacity.
Some leisure venues have limited access to customers who can prove COVID immunity with a so-called “Green Pass” issued by the Health Ministry, in what officials hope will win over Israelis still reluctant to get vaccinated.
Nachman Ash, the national pandemic response coordinator, voiced concern the public might not observe the remaining curbs.
“We are worried by the rise in morbidity in recent days, and the possibility of reverse measures certainly exists,” Ash told 103 FM radio. Asked if that may include a lockdown, he said: “We may have to decide to do this before the election, certainly.”
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