Speculation is ramping up that kindergartens and daycares will not open as planned on Sunday.
In a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several ministers, Health Ministry director Moshe Bar Siman-Tov recommends that only elementary school grades 1-3 be opened on Sunday, Ynet reports.
It says Netanyahu backed Siman-Tov, though other ministers did not.
According to Channel 12 news, Siman-Tov based his opposition on the experience of other countries, and the fact that it would be impossible to cap groups of children at 15 apiece.
Haaretz reports that the Welfare Ministry, which oversees daycares for younger children, told an inter-ministerial meeting that it would be impossible to open facilities on Sunday because there was not enough time to prepare.
A final decision is expected to be made at a cabinet meeting scheduled for Friday late morning.
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