Ministers on Tuesday voted to tighten the current lockout after restrictions imposed a week ago failed to bring down the level of coronavirus infection. The latest version of the lockout seems to have created confusion among the public as to what exactly the changes are.
Ynet has compiled a list of the latest restrictions said by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will, along with the fast-paced vaccination campaign, allow Israel to quickly emerge on the other side of the pandemic.
Police executing public health orders on Frischmann Beach Tel Aviv
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When will the lock start and how long will it be?
The lockout will begin at midnight on Friday and is currently expected to last at least two weeks.
According to the outline, subject to permission from the government and the Knesset, the entire country’s education system, including nurseries, will close. Special educational resources appear to be the only thing at this stage.
Gatherings will be reduced to five in a confined space and 10 outdoors.
Kfir Tel Aviv Primary School closed as a result of the lockout
(Photo: Shahar Goldstein)
As before with locks, leisure, entertainment and cultural centers will be closed. Restaurants can only offer delivery services, no takeaway food.
People cannot go up to 1,000 meters from their homes, unless they want to get essential services, get the vaccine or engage in individual sporting activity.
Visits to other people’s homes are also prohibited, except in emergencies.
Will public transport continue to work?
Public transport operates at 50% of its full capacity.
Protests will be allowed to continue, with demonstrators at a distance of two meters apart and wearing a protective face mask.
Prosecutors against the government in Jerusalem
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Overseas travel is only permitted for essential purposes. If you have already purchased plane tickets, you will be allowed to fly, but tickets purchased from midnight on Friday will not be valid.
According to Treasury officials, a two-week lockdown of Israel will cost between three and four billion pence.
Although ministers have agreed on a two – week lock – in, it is possible that it will be extended unless the current infection rate is significantly reduced.
Israelis return from Dubai at Ben Gurion Airport
Which ministers have not yet decided?
Education Minister Yoav Galant has asked the government to allow students at grades 11-12 to take their matriculation exams this month inside classrooms, with preparations also taking place in the school if they are at least three days before the exam.
Ministers have not yet decided which business will be considered “essential” and allowed to remain open.
Minister of Regional Cooperation ofir Akunis called at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday that all border crossings between Israel and the Palestinian Authority would be closed, calling for the cross-border transition “a major step forward. the coronavirus. ”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Israeli Ministry of Finance Katz were ready to make a final decision on the issue on Wednesday or Thursday.
According to Treasury officials, a two-week lockout could cost the state between three and four billion pence.
Israel on Wednesday saw more than 8,000 new cases of coronavirus daily for a second day in a row, health officials said.
The Ministry of Health said 8,164 people tested positive for COVID-19, after 121,816 tests, putting the fall rate at 6.8%.
Out of 59,229 patients battling the disease, 824 are in poor condition, with 207 connected to ventilators. The official death toll since the outbreak began is 3,495.
In the first five days of January, 139 coronavirus patients had died, with an average of 28 deaths per day. On Monday alone, 39 patients lost their lives.
According to a summary, subject to permission from the government and Knesset, the entire country school system, except special education, will close.
Gatherings will be reduced to five indoor and 10 outdoor.
With the exception of those offering essential services, all businesses will close.
Overseas travel will only be permitted for essential purposes, with those who have already purchased plane tickets also permitted, but any new tickets introduced at the time of lock-in will not be honored.
No one may travel more than 1,000 meters from their home, and no one may gather at each other’s homes. Restaurants are not allowed to serve takeaways. People will still be allowed to leave their homes to buy essential services or get vaccinated.
Individual sporting activities will continue to be permitted. Public transport will be limited to 50% capacity.