Israel requires health permits for children from the age of three

On Wednesday (August 11), authorities said Israel has imposed health permits on children over three years old as part of new restrictions in the fight against Covid-19.

In the face of increased pollution in recent weeks linked to the spread of the Delta variable, the Hebrew state reinstated the health card on July 29 for adults and children from 12 years old. call “Ver Badge”, the latter allows access to certain places for people who have been fully vaccinated, recovered from Covid-19, or with a negative test. On Wednesday, the Israeli government expanded those measures to include children aged 3 to 12.

Israel, which is trying to avoid a new lockdown, also set up rapid antigen testing stations across the country on Sunday, operated by the Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service, and made quarantine mandatory for them. People returning from most countries of the world, vaccinated or not. The examination at these stations costs 52 shekels (about 17 euros) and allows you to obtain a health permit from the Ministry of Health, valid for 24 hours.

Israel, with a population of nine million, was among the first countries to launch a massive vaccination campaign in December, thanks to an agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The campaign made it possible to reduce the number of cases, but in recent weeks the contamination has increased again with the spread of the more contagious delta variant, in unvaccinated adults but also in people vaccinated more than six months ago.