Israel: in the middle of a vaccination campaign, the country confines itself for the third time
A Palestinian man is vaccinated against Covid-19 in East Jerusalem on December 27, 2020. REUTERS - Ammar Awad
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The contamination rate which soars once again left the ministers no choice and in the midst of a political crisis, Israel is closing itself down for a third time for a new containment.
Officially it is expected to continue for two weeks, but health officials in Israel are hinting that this lockdown could last around a month.
At the same time, the vaccination campaign is continuing.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,
Michel Paul
No exit more than one kilometer from home.
No family meetings.
Schools largely closed.
Mandatory quarantine for returning Israelis in host hotels.
And the borders closed to all foreign nationals ...
Anger is especially great among traders who were just starting to get their act together.
“
Never two without three,”
deplores Nathalie Hirschprung, the owner of Vice Versa, the French bookstore in Jerusalem.
On the moral side, things could get better, especially since we, the small traders, will not receive any help from the State
.
"
Shopping centers threaten to reopen whatever happens on January 10.
At the same time, the
vaccination campaign
is continuing at an accelerated pace.
Objective: 150,000 vaccinations per day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is optimistic: "
We are in the midst of a giant vaccination campaign without precedent in the world
," he said.
I ask you to respect this short and strict confinement.
Together, these two things will allow us to be the first to curb the coronavirus
.
"
According to the Ministry of Health, by the end of January, the entire Israeli population at risk should have received both doses of the vaccine.
For the others, nothing has yet been decided.
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