IDF announces new restrictions for soldiers as virus cases mount

The Israeli military announces new limitations on soldiers amid rising coronavirus cases, as it seeks to limit the contagion’s spread among troops.

Soldiers serving on bases have been told to prepare for the possibility they will be required to remain there for a month straight; soldiers on leave will be forbidden to attend clubs, bars, movie theaters and other places of mass gathering and instructed to minimize their stay in closed public spaces; meetings will be limited to 10 participants, while conferences will be limited to 50 participants in closed spaces and 100 in open spaces; soldiers are currently forbidden from riding on trains.

The military is also returning to a “capsule” system, whereby efforts will be made to keep soldiers on shifts serving with the same personnel, to limit exposure to multiple people.