Following the huge queues in the shopping complexes, the ministers approved Health Minister Edelstein's proposal to increase the maximum occupancy in stores • The head of public health services said earlier: "The Ministry of Health is advancing to activate code in stores
The Corona Cabinet approved tonight (Wednesday) the expansion of maximum occupancy in street shops and shopping complexes.
According to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, who received the backing of the ministers, one buyer will be allowed to enter for every seven square meters, but no more than ten customers at a time. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office and Health stated that " Approved so far. "
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The chairman of the Knesset's Constitution Committee, MK Yaakov Asher of Torah Judaism, earlier today asked the head of the public health services, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, to consider increasing the number of buyers in large stores.
In a discussion of the committee's approval of the regulations to open the store, MK Asher said that a ranking should be considered for opening stores, according to which in stores with an area of up to 50 square meters, only four buyers will be allowed to enter.
"When you see the queues of hundreds of people outside the stores you have to think about increasing the number of entrants," the committee chairman said.
Dr. Price replied: "We will reconsider increasing the number of buyers after the Cabinet decided to open the 'Bigs'.
Trade was only supposed to open in Phase 3 because there is an epidemiological principle behind it that in Phase 2 places will be opened with a small and changing amount of people.
"Once they said they wanted to open the street shops for economic reasons, it was decided that they should try to preserve the same epidemiological principle."
She added that "the Ministry of Health is advancing to activate a code at the entrance to the stores that will allow the entry of those entering the store to be updated for a safer opening of the stores to a greater amount of entrants and amputation of adhesive chains."
Meanwhile, the ministerial committee has declared Araba a restricted area for five days.
"The restrictions will apply in Araba tomorrow, November 19, 2020, at 5:00 PM, and will continue until next Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 5:00 PM. At the same time, Iksal has been removed from the list of localities defined as a restricted area.