Israel Reintroduces Quarantine Measures Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

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As COVID-19, centered around the Delta variant, began spreading again in Israel, the country ultimately reinstated additional quarantine measures.

According to local media such as the daily Haaretz on the 21st (local time), the Israeli Ministry of Health announced that it would reactivate the 'Green Pass' system starting that day.

The Green Pass is a type of immunity certificate issued in Israel to those who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, recovered from infection, or tested negative in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

It was introduced to guarantee daily life for vaccinated individuals and to prevent those without immunity from entering public places, thereby curbing the spread of infection.

Previously, Israel introduced this system in February, but lifted most quarantine measures including this system early last month when the second-dose vaccination rate reached around 55% and the number of confirmed cases dropped to single digits.

However, as the spread of infection accelerated afterward, the number of new daily confirmed cases, which had been only 4 to 5, exceeded 1,000.

The Green Pass system will initially apply only to indoor events with more than 100 people.

Along with this, Israel also reinstated the mandatory wearing of masks when entering public places and workplaces starting that day.

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