israel has become the first country in the world to start giving a third coronavirus vaccination to those aged sixty and older. the israeli president isaac herzog kicked off the new campaign by receiving the booster injection with his wife. israel was one of the first and fastest in giving vaccinations to its citizens, but it has started restoring some restrictions amid a surge in infections. ran baliser is the chairman of israel s national advisory experts team on covid i9 response. he explains the reasons behind the move. we have seen an increasing surge of cases in the last two months that we have not been able to control with methods that we reintroduced, including masks, as well as a green pass policy in the last few days
for new south wales. today it is about 170 but this is after five weeks of lockdown, which has been extended to another four weeks. on top of that, there are eight areas in the west and south west of sydney that have been identified as hotspots. this is going to be where the police and the army presence, the heavy army presence, where we will find it concentrating most. they are going to be on the streets but also knocking on doors to make sure people stay at home. there has been criticism that has been heavy handed. authorities are saying this is one of the crucial ways to make sure people abide by the rules and abide by the lockdown. israel has become the first country in the world to start giving a third coronavirus vaccination to those aged 60 and older. the israeli president isaac herzog kicked off the new campaign by receiving the booster injection with his wife. israel was one of the first and fastest in giving vaccinations to its citizens,