According to Pelephone, today (Monday) there was an average decrease of only 20% in the use of the Wise app between 15:00 yesterday and 06:00 this morning, compared to the same hours last week.
Compared to the first days in the first closure, which took place last March, there was a decrease of between 50% and 60% in the use of the navigation app and a decrease of about 30% to 40% in its use in the second closure, which took place in September.
As mentioned, the third closure began yesterday at 5 p.m. It is expected to last two weeks and be extended by another two weeks if there is no decrease in the daily verified number of at least one thousand people and a decrease in the coefficient of infection, so that it will be less than 1.
About 6,000 police officers and more than 300 checkpoints Will be deployed during the closure period in order to enforce its restrictions. On intercity roads, 21 checkpoints will be deployed in random places to divert traffic, but from 18:00 daily until midnight, more than 300 permanent roadblocks will be deployed on roads throughout the country..
Regulations restrict traffic to a distance of one kilometer from home, with a few exceptions: going out to get vaccinated, medical or social care, demonstration, legal proceedings, going out for sports activities, transferring a minor between separated parents, Departure to a place of work or to an educational setting whose activities are permitted, as well as departure for the purpose of attending a funeral, wedding or alliance (subject to the crowd limit). Each such violation will result in a fine of NIS 500.