Israeli troops more than 90% of people vaccinated twice
Removed wearing masks during outdoor training and activities
The UK plans to introduce a’vaccine passport’ for a limited time in April and May
Citizens wear masks and watch a performance at the Tel Aviv National Theater in Israel on the 4th. Israel, where more than half of the entire population has been vaccinated against Corona 19, is reopening restaurants, hotels, museums, and concert halls. Tel Aviv = AP Yonhap News
The global village is stretching toward’return to everyday’ from fear of infectious diseases. In particular, the movement of Israel and the UK leading the vaccination of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is remarkable. Work is underway to verify the effectiveness of the vaccine, such as allowing’remove the mask’ and’large-scale meetings’. Of course, there are signs of the ‘4th pandemic’ all over the world, so you shouldn’t be vigilant.
On the 5th (local time), Israel began experimenting with removing masks against some military units. Units whose proportion of soldiers who have recovered after a week of completing the second dose of the Corona 19 vaccine or who have already been infected with Corona 19 account for more than 90% of the total military history are targeted. Wearing a mask during indoor activities and training, but taking off the mask outdoors is the key. The period is 3 months.
At first glance, Israel’s confidence, which seemed reckless, was based on large-scale vaccinations. Bloomberg News reported that as of the 4th day, 53.2% of the total Israeli population had completed two vaccinations. It is by far the number one in the world. Israel, which has already introduced the’Green Pass’, a kind of vaccination license from the end of February, has allowed the use of some facilities such as gymnasiums, plans to explore whether or not to expand the normal range of life through this experiment.
On the 4th, citizens flock to Primrose Hill in the heart of London, England to enjoy spring. London = AP Yonhap News
Britain also started to come back to life. First of all, from the 9th, a free corona19 test will be conducted twice a week for all citizens. British Health Minister Matt Hancock explained that “as part of life is starting to return to normal, rapid tests will be of fundamental assistance.”
In addition, the’vaccine passport’ will be applied as a pilot earlier than the European Union (EU), which announced its introduction in June. BBC Broadcasting said that the UK National Health Service (NHS) is developing a system that verifies the corona 19 vaccination through smartphone application (app) or document authentication. The unvaccinated people were asked to prove their safety by recording the result of receiving a negative test on the last Corona 19 diagnostic test. First, the vaccine passport will be temporarily implemented during the two months of April and May, when the FA Cup soccer final and the world billiards championship are held. If there are no side effects here, the period is prolonged. British Athletics Minister Nigel Huddleston was confident that it would be a “good experience.”
There is also a way to avoid controversy about personal information infringement raised by some. Instead of using a vaccine passport, one Liverpool venue decided to test for Corona 19 before and after the performance on all visitors.
Worldwide daily estimates of corona deaths as estimated by IHME. It is predicted that the number of Corona 19 deaths, which recorded 16,000 people in mid-January of this year and then declined sharply, will peak again in mid-April this year. IHME capture
However, we can see frustration when other countries have followed Britain and Israel. This is because the recent corona 19 explosion pattern is appearing evenly across all continents. Brazil, which has failed both quarantine and vaccination, predicts that if this disorder continues, the cumulative corona19 death toll at the end of June will reach 600,000 in the worst case, the University of Washington Institute of Health and Measurement (IHME) predicted. In Brazil, 330,000 people have died of Corona 19 so far.
In the United States, which is accelerating vaccination, infections have turned to an increase in 25 states, with an average of 63,000 confirmed cases per day for the past week. Michael Osterhome, director of the University of Minnesota Infectious Diseases Policy Institute, said in an interview on the NBC News program that “the 4th epidemic has begun in the Midwest.” IHME warned each country to stay vigilant, saying, “It is expected that the daily death toll of the global Corona 19 will reach 16,000 in three weeks.”
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