Health Minister Yuli Edlestein has lifted the requirement for students to wear masks in schools and for all Israelis to wear them outdoors until the end of the week, due to the severe heat wave affecting the country.
“We need to take coronavirus protections seriously. But the heat wave can be dangerous in itself,” Edlestein said in a statement early Tuesday morning. “Following the advice of the medical authorities, I have decided to lift the requirements for masks as long as there are no large gatherings.”
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