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Health Minister seeks to loosen coronavirus restrictions on small restaurants
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHealth Minister Yuli Edelstein seeks to change coronavirus regulations that limit attendance at restaurants and houses of worship.
Edelstein wants to cap attendance at 20 people indoors, and 30 outdoors, as long as all maintain social distance.
Smaller eateries will also be allowed to serve 20 people indoors, Channel 12 reports.
Edelstein plans to submit the proposal to the government for approval tomorrow.
On Friday, the so-called coronavirus cabinet approved new restrictions on crowding in indoor spaces, while easing other limits against crowding in open-air spaces.
The new regulations, which go into effect Sunday afternoon, limit attendance at 10 people for closed places that are smaller than 80 square meters.
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