Israel still does not register deaths from COVID-19 and in the last 24 hours only 38 infections were detected, the lowest figure in a year

Israel detected 38 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest number in a year and another minimum that shows how it continues to leave the pandemic behind after a rapid vaccination campaign with which it immunized more than half of its population.

After performing on Saturday 8,752 tests, less than 40 were positive, according to data released today by the Ministry of Health.

This issue illustrates the gradual downward trend in the country’s morbidity rate, which is not subject to great restrictions, continues with the return to almost complete normality, and is on the way to achieving the desired herd immunization.

Israel carried out one of the fastest vaccination campaigns in the world, with more than five million inhabitants, in a population of about nine million, who have already been inoculated with both doses of the vaccine.

A week ago, Israelis are also not required to wear a mask outdoors, and the atmosphere on the streets is largely reminiscent of pre-pandemic times.

Currently, the country has just over 1,800 active patients, and only 153 people are hospitalized in serious condition. Vaccination not only greatly reduced infections, but also the number of deaths and hospitalizations in critical condition.

On April 23, the country registered no deaths for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The country registered a decrease in the numbers of infections and deaths since the drastic rebound reported at the end of January, amid the advances of the vaccination campaign, which already covers more than half of the total population and more than 80 per percent of those over 16 years of age, according to the newspaper The Times of Israel.

“This is a tremendous success for the Israeli healthcare system and citizens. Together we are eradicating the coronavirus”Said Israel’s Minister of Health, Yuli Edelstein.

“Since last Sunday the restriction on the use of chinstraps in open spaces and they are only used indoors. When I leave my apartment, I have to use it to circulate through the common spaces and in the elevator, but when I go out to the street I can take it off. Later, if I get on a bus, I put it back on until the end of the trip. Anyway, and after a year of using it, some people – including myself – still haven’t taken it off to walk down the street, ”said Shaul, an Argentine living in Israel.

He also added that He “Green Pass” O “Green passport”Allows people who have already been vaccinated to enter closed-door restaurants, weddings, concerts, theaters, cinemas, and gyms. “They ask me to go in to watch a basketball game where my son plays, even if he is an amateur; to go to a bar, in theaters, etc. This passport contains the expiration date of the vaccine. In my case, it is August 4, 2021, so I should get vaccinated again on that date, unless new investigations define that this period can be extended. “

The Government is already preparing the next vaccination in six months, and has already started negotiations with Pfizer and Moderna.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Israel has accumulated just over 838,000 infections and 6,350 deaths from COVID-19.