No country is off the table for Israelis wishing to travel abroad anymore. The Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee convened Monday morning to discuss new regulations proposed by the Coronavirus Cabinet. The committee approved the removal of travel bans to Brazil, Bulgaria, and Turkey, essentially clearing the government's no-fly list.
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However, travel warnings remain for several destinations with high morbidity.
"There are some countries in Europe with a rising infection rate, mainly Romania and Serbia," senior Health Ministry official Ilana Gans said. "A travel warning has been issued [for these,] but as of now, Israelis can fly to any country in the world."
At the meeting, Dr. Sharon Elroi Preiss, the ministry's director of public health services, called for an extension of the 'green pass' vaccination certificates for children as according to data, "they are 50% less likely to get reinfected" with the coronavirus.
The pass is issued to those vaccinated or who had recovered from the virus and developed antibodies, allowing them to enter hotels, restaurants, and event venues. They are currently granted to tripple-jabbed Israelis. A six-month pass is also given to those who recovered from the virus.
Elrai-Price also said that while recovered patients can receive a vaccine as early as three months after recovery, the government should not "push" them to do so.
"They can get inoculated for up to half a year," she said.
Also on Monday morning, the ministry reported that of the 99,105 Israelis it screened for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, 2,653 (2.83%) tested positive.
There are 38,088 active cases in the country, with 844 Israelis hospitalized. Of those, 247 are in critical condition and 204 are on ventilators.
Israel has reported 1,291,808 cases, including 7,827 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Thus far, 6,139,968 Israelis have been fully vaccinated, 5,654,522 received their second shots and 3,542,423 have gotten their third jabs as well.
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