JERUSALEM, June 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel decided to stop all measures to ease restrictions, that were planned for the coming days, due to an increase in COVID-19 morbidity, the state’s Prime Minister’s Office said.
Train services will not resume, after scheduled to re-operate, Monday.
Also, the opening of theatres and cinemas, scheduled for June 14, under restrictions, will be postponed for at least another week.
One exception is that, event halls are allowed to re-operate, according to the Health Ministry’s guidelines. Weddings and other events could be held with a maximum of 250 guests.
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel reached 18,032, with 169 new cases, the state’s Ministry of Health said, Monday.
According to the ministry, the number of death cases remained 298, and the number of patients in serious condition, 29, has not changed as well, out of 110 patients currently hospitalised.
The number of recoveries rose to 15,127, with 36 new recoveries, while the number of active cases rose to 2,607, the highest since May 21.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said, “Experts showed that there has been a very steep increase in morbidity, so we decided to hit the emergency brake.”
Netanyahu added that, the cabinet will check the restrictions again, next week.– NNN-MA’AN
