Third coronavirus lockdown rules - everything you need to know
Movement will be restricted to 1,000 meters from home, except in exceptional cases
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFA general view shows a street in Bnei Brak as Israel enforces a lockdown, April 3, 2020(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)
The government voted late Wednesday night to roll out a countrywide closure that will be imposed beginning Sunday, December 27 at 5 p.m. for two weeks, with the option to extend if the number of new daily cases is still over 1,000.The following is a detailed list of COVID-19 closure regulations:> Movement will be restricted to 1,000 meters from home, except in exceptional cases> Prohibition on staying in another person’s residence> Retail, entertainment and leisure - closed, except for deliveries> Businesses that do not receive the public can operate at 50%> Public transportation will run at 50% capacity> Gatherings will be reduced to 10 people in closed spaces and 20 people in open spaces> The Eilat and Dead Sea “green islands” will cease to operate> Exercise permitted on one’s own at any distance from home
> Preschoolers and students in grades 1-4 and 11-12 will go to school as usual.> Special education will continue as usual> Children of divorced parents will be allowed to move between households
