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In Israel, the easing of anti-COVID measures begins, some businesses reopen

Some businesses began to reopen Sunday in Israel, as the government began to ease restrictive measures six weeks after the country went into lockdown for the third time in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, writes the AP agency.

People are allowed to move more than one kilometer from their home.

Schools remain closed and international flights are severely restricted.

Israel has applied the third national lockdown at the end of December, as a result of the increase in the number of infected.

Israel has recorded over 686 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and has recorded 5074 deaths.

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At the same time, the country of 8.8 million inhabitants has launched a massive vaccination campaign.

Over 3.4 million Israelis have received the first dose of Pfizer's vaccine, and at least two million have received the second dose.