The Knesset voted on Sunday, among other easing of restrictions, to lift the requirement for all Israelis arriving in Israel from abroad to be taken to “coronavirus hotels” to quarantine for two weeks.
Instead, Israelis will be allowed to self-quarantine at home if they have the proper conditions to do so. Anyone returning from abroad who lack the proper conditions for self-quarantine will still be required to be transferred to a coronavirus hotel.
Israelis returning home from Ben-Gurion airport are required to avoid using public transportation with the exception of taxis with specific conditions. Anyone caught using public transportation will be fined and transferred to a coronavirus hotel.
Non-Israeli citizens are still banned from entering Israel.
The Knesset also voted to allot NIS 6 million ($1.7 million) to assist Israelis who are still stuck abroad.
The feelings of at least some Israelis about the coronavirus hotels were summed up in three brief words by a reporter: “Baruch Matir Assurim.”
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— ארי קלמן | Ari Kalman (@aronkalman1) May 10, 2020
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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your stock picture should represent the times
the ONLY flights IN or OUT are with United
ElAl is still grounded
I hope that, at the same time, they have passed the extension of Mossad surveilence using cellphones for those requiring self-quarantine.
Those having nontraceable phones should not be given this option.
Too many people think they “know best,” “doesn’t apply to me.”
Of course, people can always cheat and leave their phones at home.