Ministry of Health examined public compliance with restrictions on preventing the spread of corona • High responsiveness also recorded in the Arab population • "Excellent survey results"

The Ministry of Health conducted a survey during which it sought to examine the public's attitudes regarding guidelines for preventing the spread of corona in Israel. The survey shows that 97.8% of the Jewish public intends to stay at home during the Passover holiday and celebrate only with those who live with them in the same apartment, as the Ministry of Health promised. The guidelines also seem to have permeated the ultra-Orthodox public, however 2.7% of the Hasidic respondents stated that they would celebrate with the extended family.

Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Director General of the Ministry of Health // Photo: GPO

In terms of areas in the country, in Judea and Samaria, 2.6% intend to celebrate the arrangement with the extended family, and in Beit Shemesh, Beitar Illit and the surrounding area 0.8% intend to do so, as well as the Beersheba, Ashdod and Ashkelon region where 0.9% of the respondents stated that they would celebrate with the extended family. And not necessarily stay in their home.

Even during the overseas deadline, most Jews are expected to stay at home according to the guidelines, with 97.5% of survey respondents responding that they will. In the Hasidic stream, there is also a slightly different trend here, with 1.4% saying that they will travel in the wild outside the city and another 1.4% replied that Will go to visit family.

98.6% of the Jewish respondents in the survey claimed that they had heard of exit instructions up to 100 meters only and that they intended to act accordingly, only 0.3% claimed that they had not heard of the directive at all, while 0.9% said they had heard but had not yet decided if they would follow the directive, with most of them belonging. For the Hasidic and Lithuanian sectors, but this is also a small percentage (2.7%). In Judea and Samaria, 7.9% of the respondents claimed to have heard about the 100 meter guideline but that it was not safe to follow the guideline.

Regarding the issue of wearing the mask in the public domain, only 78% of Jewish respondents answered that they had a mask and would act in accordance with instructions, with 63% of the Hasidic public claiming that he did not have a mask and was not sure he would wear such a mask.

As for the Arab population, 88.1% claimed that they would celebrate Ramadan according to the guidelines and only with those living with them in the same house, a decline of about 9% of Jewish society. Also, about 95% of the respondents from the Arab company said that they knew the directive to 100 meters, and 3% said it was not safe to do so.

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71.7% of respondents in the Arab population claimed that they had a mask and that they would follow the guidelines, including that there is a relatively high responsiveness in the sector, with most of them avoiding any contact with adults over 60, not praying outdoors, leaving home only in essential cases and more. .

Einav Shimron, Deputy Chief of Public Information, Ministry of Health: "The results of the survey are excellent and reflect the fact that the Israeli public understands and understands the importance of the Ministry of Health's guidelines and applies them in high percentages. The decisive advocacy measures we have taken give their signals and the campaigns are proving themselves in the sector as a whole. Holidays are a major challenge that we together face the public. We continue to work harder for Passover, Easter and Ramadan. "