The Corona Cabinet approved additional relief: up to 5,000 people at cultural and sporting events

The Corona Cabinet tonight (Thursday) officially approved the regulations allowing the increase in the number of spectators who will be allowed to enter the stadiums for cultural and sporting events, which will take effect tomorrow at 17:00. Events such as sports games, culture, classes and conferences – it will be possible to hold up to 3,000 people in a closed building, and in an open area – up to 5,000 people.

However, banquet halls, dining rooms and restaurants will be able to accommodate a maximum of 500 people in open space, or alternatively 300 people in closed space. In addition, the tourist attractions that operate within the purple mark can accommodate up to 2,500 people.

Approved installations:

1. It will be possible to perform speed tests at the entrance to businesses operating in green, even for those who are not vaccinated or recovering. At this stage, this option does not detract from the possibility of entering with a negative result in a standard corona test for minors in hotels and up to 5% of those entering the ballroom.

2. It will be possible to operate a swimming pool, fair, or tourist attraction – located in an open area – (including an attraction that includes facilities).

3. It will also be possible to run a fair in the building and sports facilities. This permit will allow the return of popular sports games in green, such as leagues for jobs, etc.

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4. It will be possible to hold any event or organized activity in green, according to the division into two types of events: events that take place in a yeshiva and without food (such as sports games, cultural events in a yeshiva, a class for adults in a yeshiva and without food, a conference without food, etc.), or events that take place While serving or selling food or not sitting (including parties, celebrations and events, classes held in the movement, standing music performances, marathons and sports competition events and more).

Seated and food-free event:

In closed places:

Up to 5,000 seats – 75% up to 1,000

Over 5,000 seats – 30% up to 3,000

In open spaces:

Up to 10,000 seats – 75% up to 3,000

Over 10,000 seats – 30% up to 5,000

An event that takes place standing or with food: Up to 50% of the permitted occupancy, and in a number not to exceed 500 people in an open space or 300 people in a building.

Up to 500 people in an open space // Photo: Yehoshua Yosef

5. Facilitation of public and business places: The ban on running a fair in a mall area will be lifted, it will be possible to place stalls in a mall area subject to instructions (including space between stalls or placing a partition, selling packaged food only and more), it will be possible to hold a cultural event in an open area. Separate, and the restriction on the use of the sauna in the gym and pool will be abolished.

6. Opening of sports facilities for a competitive athlete registered in an association or association also for new athletes, who have not participated in competitions in the last two years.

7. In a tourist attraction operating on a “purple mark” the occupancy will be according to a person’s ratio per 15 square meters, and in an attraction that includes facilities, in addition there is also a limit of up to 1,500 people where the occupancy is less than 10,000 people, and up to 2,500 people where the occupancy is It has under 10,000 people, at most.

During the Passover period, in hotels and banquet halls that have an outline that allows minors who are up to 5% of those present to enter with a negative PCR test – it will be possible to present a test performed up to 72 hours before it is presented (instead of 48 hours).

9. Prayer house with a green sign: It will also be possible to enter through a quick check.

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