The Israeli cabinet has voted to approve a rollback in requirements for presenting the Green Pass as part of a further easing of COVID restrictions that coincides with a slowdown in the Omicron wave of the pandemic.
Starting on Monday, Israelis will no longer have to flash their Green Passes, which show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test at restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and hotels.
The current Green Pass is valid for all those who have either recovered or received two doses of the vaccine in the past four months, and anyone who has received three or four doses at any time.
The cabinet also approved the removal of crowd limits on gatherings where organizers check for Green Passes, the removal of “Purple Pass” requirements at commercial sites that required businesses to limit capacity at stores and the removal of the requirement to keep a 1.5-meter space between tables at restaurants.
The new rules will remain in place until March 1.
The cabinet vote came amid an ongoing drop in COVID cases as the Omicron wave of the pandemic appeared to have turned a corner in Israel.
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