The committee headed by MK Yifat Shasha-Bitton lifted some of the restrictions decided on by the government last week • The decision on the gyms - on Wednesday • Earlier, Coalition chairman Miki Zohar announced that the government agrees to open restaurants in open areas only

The Corona Commission today (Monday) partially lifted the restrictions imposed by the government and allowed the activity of beaches and swimming pools on weekends. The decision on the restaurants will wait until the evening hours. As for the gyms, a vote will be held on Wednesday.

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During the evening the government will bring a new order regarding the restaurants and it will be put to a vote in the evening. According to the committee's chairman, MK Yifat Shasha-Bitton, "We will vote on the attractions, museums and zoos during the week."

Earlier, MK Miki Zohar, the coalition's chairman, said during the debate that the prime minister was concerned that decisions in the committee would endanger public health. "We have reached almost two thousand infected people a day. If we reach a thousand critically ill patients, the event will change dramatically, the health system will collapse and we will not be able to save lives.

He added: "We will allow restaurants to be opened in open areas only, and restaurateurs can live with them despite the hardship. About 80 percent of restaurants can open that way. Data from the Ministry of Health on the source of infection are not absolute - "Character is a danger of infection. We will examine new methods and conditions for opening gyms."

At the opening of the meeting, the chairman referred to this indirectly. “We are all on the same side, but we are also allowed to argue and disagree and examine things. We must examine the extent of the economic harm versus the medical benefit, the psychological and social harm versus the medical benefit. Make sure not to spill the baby with the water. The question is how to open the economy and maintain a routine of life and not impose a closure on all citizens. "

The Deputy Attorney General, Adv. Raz Nazri, backed Shasha-Biton, noting that "the Knesset has the authority not to approve government decisions and each of the authorities is doing its part."

Last week, the committee's chairman, MK Yifat Shasha-Bitton, supported the repeal of some of the restrictions imposed by the government, contrary to the government's position in the field of gyms and pools, which caused a stir within the coalition and Prime Minister Netanyahu decided to initiate dismissal proceedings.