Finance Ministry and Bank of Israel champion back to work plan — report

The Finance Ministry and the Bank of Israel suggest allowing a full return to work in essential industries and a 50% return to work as part of a plan to get the country’s economy up and running in at least a limited fashion, Channel 12 reported.

The plan will also allow small shops to go back to business and calls for special education schools and for kindergartens to reopen.

The empty Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv on March 17, 2020 after the government ordered all bars, restaurants and malls to close in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

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