When the United States doesn’t trust its friends Israel still hasn’t removed the Delta?
Date 10 Aug 2021 time 1:14
The US and Israel are worried about each other due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adds Israel to its list of Level 4 surveillance countries, or areas at greatest risk. He also urged people to avoid traveling to Israel or, if necessary, complete vaccinations before travelling.
The CDC argues that it is because of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In today’s Israel, where even those who are fully vaccinated are at risk of contracting and infecting them.
Therefore, if there is a need to travel to Israel Including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, should follow CDC recommendations or requirements, which include wearing masks and keeping a 6-foot social distancing.
Meanwhile, Israel is reportedly considering adding the United States to the list of countries that are also banned from travel due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. But no firm conclusions have yet been drawn due to concerns about the political implications.
The Times of Israel reports that Israel is facing the latest wave of the epidemic, which has seen a steady increase in the number of infections since July. So far, the average number of new coronavirus cases in a week is over 3,000, while the cumulative number of infections nationwide is over 900,000 and the death toll is 6,555.
After the month of May As of June, Israel had been able to contain nearly all of the outbreak in the country, with just ten digits of new infections a day. But when the spread of COVID-19 The Delta species, in particular, has pushed Israel’s new cases past the thousands once more.
As many as half of the new cases are vaccinated. However, those who have been vaccinated have less severe illness than those who have not been vaccinated.
Israel is therefore another country that is moving forward with the third dose of vaccination or booster to boost the immunity of people in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic. especially the delta species starting from the elderly People with weak immune systems and medical personnel
But on Aug. 8, the Israeli news agency released information from the Israeli Health Ministry that 14 Israelis were infected with COVID-19. Weeks after the third dose of vaccination
The 11 patients were over 60 years of age, while three others received the third dose of vaccine because they are immune-compromised.
However, another side of the data, released on the same day, showed that of the roughly 600,000 Israelis who received the third dose, less than 50 developed side effects. And it’s a minor side effect that can go away quickly.
More than 5.8 million of the 9.3 million Israelis have received the first dose, and about 5.4 million have received the second dose.
As of yesterday (August 9), the Israeli Health Ministry said that the number of patients with severe symptoms continued to rise. There were 84 new critically ill patients on August 8 and 66 on August 9, bringing the total to 373 critically ill patients.
Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP
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