Coronavirus: Israel reimposes masks amid new virus fears Israel has reintroduced a requirement to wear masks indoors amid an increase in coronavirus cases, just days after it lifted the measure. Concern has grown after the country recorded over 100 new daily cases in successive days after registering zero earlier this month. Most of the cases are linked to the Delta variant from abroad. Israel has been one of the foremost successful countries within the world in tackling the pandemic. It implemented the fastest vaccination program, under which overflow half the population of 9.3m has been partially or fully immunized. But on Thursday, 10 days after the mandate was lifted, Israel’s coronavirus response chief Nachman Ash said people would another time have to wear masks indoors to do to stem the increase in cases. “We are seeing a doubling every few days,” Mr. Ash told public radio. “Another thing that’s worrying is that the infections are spreading.” The requirement to wear masks had been the last remaining restriction finally other measures, imposed during lockdown earlier this year, had been gradually dropped. Amid fears of a resurgence of the disease, the town of Binyamina within the north which registered the best rate of cases within the country was designated a “red zone” on Wednesday – the primary to be listed in and of itself for months. Israel has also postponed the reopening of the country to vaccinated tourists by one month. Following the outbreak of the pandemic in late-2019, Israel became one of the worst affected countries within the world, registering about 60,000 infections per week at its peak in January. It imposed three lockdowns and ultimately saw a dramatic decline in cases as its vaccination program was extended. More than 6,400 people have died from the virus in Israel.
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