The Ministry of Health has begun work on a plan to exit the quarantine, a three-stage plan. In “Here News” it was reported tonight (Wednesday) that in the first phase there will be a partial opening of the education system, which will return to activity, but without the fifth-sixth grades. In addition, the store will open entirely, including malls.
The second phase of the program is expected to take place between two weeks and a month after the first phase and in accordance with the morbidity data in the country. As part of the relief, the culture industry will return to activity, and the Ministry of Health is also considering a partial return to activity of gyms and pools.
In the third and final phase, which is not yet known when it will happen, the restaurants, cafes and banquet halls will open. The Ministry of Health carefully estimates that we are currently at the peak of morbidity, but as early as next week there will be a decrease in the number of patients, and it will be possible to talk about easing the closure.
A plan to exit the quarantine in three stages: The Ministry of Health formulates a gradual plan according to which all trade will open first – and part of the education system. The report of @kettydor B-#Evening News pic.twitter.com/UMqUZo7vG3
– News here (@kann_news) January 13, 2021
Earlier today, the Ministry of Health announced that four more cases of the South African mutation had been detected in the Central Virus Laboratory. In total, eight cases of this strain have been identified in Israel. The Ministry of Health emphasized that the various mutations cause faster infection, but apparently do not lead to more serious illness.