Israel began easing restrictions on movement on Sunday, while not announcing an official exit from the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the AFP reported.
A cabinet vote in the early hours of the morning approved several measures, including a reopening of high street shops, schools for children with special educational needs and a resumption of small scale prayer meetings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
Most of the measures take effect from Sunday, while the selected schools will reopen their doors to pupils on Tuesday, according to the education ministry.
Prayer gatherings of up to 19 people at a time will be allowed, on condition that they take place in the open air with people wearing masks and at least two meters apart — higher than a limit of 10 people initially proposed by the prime minister on Saturday.
As part of social distancing, places of worship for all faiths had previously been closed and from April 12 wearing face masks in public became mandatory.
corona virus creates the rules that count, not the government. Listen to the doctors even if they may be against certain things the government allows