At the request of Minister Arden, the closure which was supposed to start at 16:00 was postponed at three hours to allow police to be enforced • Public transport will be completely halted today at 20:00, except for taxis • The curfew tomorrow is set to begin at 15:00, the writers and deliveries The food will continue to operate until this hour • All details

The government on Tuesday approved the new guidelines for Seder, aimed at preventing the spread of the Corona virus during the holiday.

Netanyahu: "Starting Wednesday - No way out of the house" // Photo: GPO

According to the government's decision, the prevention of food, medicines and essential products outside the city or neighborhood of Jerusalem will begin at 19:00 today, instead of 16:00, and will continue until the coming Saturday. The change was made at the request of Minister of Internal Security Gilad Arden to allow the police to prepare for the closure.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health stated that "if these services do not exist in the locality, the resident can receive them in the locality near his place of residence. In addition, leaving a residence will only be possible for a short space of up to 100 meters."

The stop for food purchases will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m., rather than 6 p.m. as scheduled, and will continue through Thursday at 7 p.m. Ready-made food deliveries will continue through tomorrow at 3 p.m. In addition, public transportation will be discontinued today at 8pm until this Friday at 7am.

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"In addition, the government has amended the Emergency Regulations which states that while traveling by car for a vital purpose (specified in the regulations), the restriction of the two passengers in the vehicle will not apply to people living in the same place," the ministry statement said. "In addition, it has been determined that an employer will only authorize entry into the workplace, subject to confirmation that the employee has no illness symptoms and has not been in contact with a verified patient. It is further stipulated that a procedure for conducting heat measurement should be established for those entering the workplace."

The notice stated that the emergency regulations will be valid until April 17, with the exception of the hourly provisions.

Alongside this, the government has also approved an amendment to emergency regulations regarding limiting the number of workers in the workplace.

"In accordance with private sector repair in localities where most of their residents are Jewish, workers will not be allowed to stay in the workplace during the holidays, except in special cases where workers are required to perform essential or urgent work, provided that the number does not exceed 15% of all employees (or up to 30% if the employer gives Notice regarding the Ministry of Economy and Industry.) The amendment is valid until Friday, April 10, 2020 at 6:00 am, then the provisions set out in the main regulations will be restored,

The government also stated that "the said amendment does not apply to jobs that exist in the provision of existential services, places that deal with infrastructure and construction work, and establishments that are defined as essential to the Israeli economy. This amendment will expire on Friday, April 10, 2020 at 6:00 am, then the provisions set forth in the principal regulations will come into effect. "

The capital, Jerusalem, will probably be divided into seven boroughs; North, south, east-west, center, pine oaks, where their passage will be restricted and allowed only for essential needs.

At the same time, the Finance Committee tonight approved the amendment of the Budget Act for 2020, so that it can be increased to deal with the economic impact of the spread of the virus and the closure. The amendments stipulate that changes in the economic plan clause of 15% or more will require the approval of the Finance Committee. In addition, a monthly report will be sent to the committee on how the program will be implemented. After approval by the Finance Committee, the Knesset approved the basic legislation of the economic aid program.

Chairman of the Provisional Finance Committee, MK Oded Forer addressed the committee's approval, saying: "On the one hand, this is a very important step in our oversight of the program, and on the other we are not stopping the legislation and government assistance." In white and blue, they also welcomed the approval of the law, saying: "All members of the Blue and White faction (except MK Ram Shefa, who was born to him this morning), including Knesset members Peretz and Shmuli, enlisted to secure a majority for passing the legislation tonight."