The government approved the final version of restrictions that will be implemented when a national lockdown begins on Friday at 2 p.m. and are valid for the next three weeks.The approval took place less than two days – only 30 hours – before the closure is set to begin, after the vote at the cabinet meeting was stopped due to disagreements on several issues. There was harsh criticism against the flexible outline that the government designed, which many health experts worry could make the closure less effective.
“I consulted with all the senior officials, most of them with advanced degrees and experts in the field, and asked them whether there is a chance that the infection rate will go down under these conditions,” Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said at a ministerial meeting, and Channel 12 reported. “To my great disappointment, I did not find anyone who was optimistic.”The regulations will not be submitted for discussion by the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.The regulations were delivered to the ministers as a 27-page document with extensive details on each topic – small and large. Here they are:
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> All customer-facing businesses – closed
– This includes retail, culture, leisure and tourist attractions (including swimming pools, gyms and restaurants)
– Businesses that are not customer-facing may open and operate as usual. Deliveries will also operate as usual
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> Restaurants – delivery only
> Travel – Limited to 500 meters from home. This excludes:
– Those working outside their home and soldiers going to and from their base
– Travel to buy medicine, food and essential products and services
– Travel to receive medical care and essential social services
– Travel to donate blood
– Participation in a circumcision or funeral
– Travel to visit victims of the Yom Kippur War who were family members of those traveling
– Permitted educational institutions
– Visits by people with disabilities with their family members
– Women who need to immerse in the mikvah
– Cantor and his family who have received permission to lead prayer services
– To bring a minor to the home of an ex-spouse
– Essential care for an animal
– Travel to the Knesset
– Participation in a protest
– Arrival to a legal hearing
– Aid for a person in need
– Travel to the airport within eight hours of a flight
– Travel from one residence to another for the same person, including to quarantine, from an educational or medical institution to a residence or moving from one apartment to another
– Sports or exercise by oneself or with those living with them
> Education system – closed
Except special education and programs for youth-at-risk
> Gatherings – up to 10 people inside, 20 people outside
– Restrictions on gatherings will be slightly different on the High Holy Days. More details can be found here.
> Essential services will remain open
This includes grocery stores, pharmacies, and establishments that sell hygienic products, hardware, communication and medical devices, as well as opticians
> Anyone who breaks the lockdown regulations will face a fine of up to NIS 14,400
> From Wednesday, September 23, to Thursday, October 1, the four species for lulav and etrog and supplies for Sukkot and the Kaparot ritual will be considered “essential” and will have the same permissions as essential services and products.
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