Health Ministry backs full reopening of schools, without pods

The Health Ministry will present a plan to ministers tonight to fully reopen the school system, without pods.

The proposal recommends that students and teachers undergo COVID-19 testing only if a student or teacher in the class tests positive for the virus.

Israeli students wear protective face masks as they return to school on May 3, 2020, in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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