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Hundreds of people vaccinated against Covid-19 packed a football stadium in Tel Aviv on Friday for the first of four concerts organized by the municipality, as Israel eases virus restrictions.
The 500 fans wore masks and sat in the central section of Bloomfield Stadium with a capacity of 30,000 seats to participate in a show by Israeli pop star Ivri Lider.
“She is OK. I am so happy “, said Reut Gofer, when he arrived on the spot.
“I hope this is the beginning of a period in which we will return to our normal lives,” she added.
Israel began easing restrictions in February following a third blockade and has since gradually reopened shopping malls, gyms, swimming pools, hotels and some cultural facilities.
But in most cases, the return to normalcy was reserved for people who were completely vaccinated under the so-called “green badges”.
Israel is among the world leaders in per capita Covid-19 vaccinations.
More than half of the population of nine million countries has already received the two recommended doses of Pfizer / BioNTech coronavirus vaccine since the inoculation process began in December.
“Since most of the population has already been vaccinated … we can finally open up our cultural and leisure activities,” said Eytan Shwartz, a spokesman for the Tel Aviv municipality.
“I hope we can fill the stadium (Bloomfield) soon,” he added.
Israel has recorded more than 796,000 cases of Covid-19, including more than 5,800 deaths.
(AFP)