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Israel lifts outdoor mask requirement, acquires more vaccine doses

A majority of Israelis have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
People exercise on a street in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021, after authorities announced that face masks for COVID-19 prevention were no longer needed outside.

Israel removed its outdoor mask mandate yesterday as most of its population has now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The country’s health minister made the announcement last week, and it came into effect yesterday. Experts came to the conclusion that the masks were no longer necessary outside given Israel’s vaccine success, The Jerusalem Post reported.

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