Israel to further ease its coronavirus restrictions from Sunday

Israel to further ease its coronavirus restrictions from Sunday

DUBAI: Israel announced it will further ease its coronavirus measures from Sunday, national daily The Jerusalem Post reported. Students between grades seven and 10 will attend classes physically in green, yellow and orange cities, the report said. The country's "traffic system" has identified "green" cities as those with lowest COVID-19 cases, while the second lowest infection rates are "yellow," followed by "orange" and "red." Israel had also required people entering cafes, restaurants and hotels to submit a green passport, which can be obtained through the health ministry for anyone who has taken the two shots of the coronavirus vaccine for at least a week. But "children below the age of 16, who are not allowed to be vaccinated, will not be able to accompany their vaccinated parents," the report added. Green passport holders can enter cafes and restaurants and choose to sit indoors or outdoors. Non-vaccinated people can only sit outside. Hotels will also reopen, allowing holders of the passport to access a wide range of activities. At the airport, Israel will only allow 3, 000 Israelis to enter the country per day. New arrivals will be required to quarantine and must present a negative COVID-19 test result and be