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COVID-19: Israel's health minister recommends wearing masks indoors

 

Nitzan Horowitz: “We recommend that people, especially the at-risk population, wear masks indoors.”

 

As the sixth wave of COVID-19 continues to swell, Prime Minister Yair Lapid presided over a meeting in his Jerusalem office on Sunday afternoon to discuss how to cope with the continuing pandemic.

 

“Maintaining the level of readiness is critical. We are staying on top of it,” said the new premier, as former prime minister Naftali Bennett, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and ministry experts and other state officials looked on.

 

“We are approaching the peak of the global tourist season at all airports, including in Israel. This will have an impact on the speed of infection,” continued Lapid. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the health minister for making [the surveillance of the disease] a sophisticated system.”

 

“We are approaching the peak of the global tourist season at all airports, including in Israel. This will have an impact on the speed of infection.”

Prime Minister Yair Lapid

 

Horowitz responded, “We have functioned with great success over the past year, and we will continue to pursue a prudent and responsible policy – to provide all the tools for maintaining health while maintaining a normal routine. We are now seeing a recurring rise in infection and serious cases….

 

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/coronavirus/article-711089