Senior health official warns pandemic 'still here', Israel in midst of battle
Public Health chief Dr. Alroy-Preis says coronavirus still poses a threat to the public due to foreign variants and the fact that adolescents yet to be vaccinated; just days earlier Alroy-Preis said the pandemic in Israel was dying out
Itamar Eichner, Alexandra Lukash, Nir Cohen |
Published: 04.07.21 , 19:07
A senior health official on Wednesday said the coronavirus pandemic is "still here" and Israel is in the midst of a "battle" against the pathogen.
Head of Public Health Services at the Health Ministry Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis made the statement just days after claiming the pandemic in Israel was "dying out" and the ministry is considering scrapping the outdoor mask mandate.