'Coronavirus Probably Here To Stay For Many More Years:' Israeli Health Minister

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 03/07/21 | News Source: i24

Yuli Edelstein expresses caution in light of third phase of reopening economy

“The coronavirus is probably here to stay for many more years, but the difficult crises are behind us,” Israel’s Health Minister Yuli Edelstein told broadcaster Channel 12 on Sunday night.

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The remark was delivered at the Culture Hall in the central city of Bat Yam, to which the Israeli official arrived for the opening of a cultural event in part of a broader reopening of the economy earlier today.

While the country edged closer to the 5 million mark of those vaccinated with at least one dose against Covid-19 -- the biggest percentage in vaccinations per capita in the world -- Edelstein still expressed caution with getting things back to normal.