Ministers have voted to lift red-city restrictions from all remaining locales that had been under the high-infection classification, a government statement announces.
The move means only the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo will remain a red zone, with special restrictions.
No longer in the red zone are Bnei Brak, with the country’s second highest number of cases; Modiin Ilit, with the highest number of cases per capita; Elad; and Beitar Ilit, along with several other Jerusalem neighborhoods.
The decision, by a panel of ministers formed to hash out restricted areas, is effective immediately.
The Knesset Law Committee has also given a retroactive go-ahead for moving out of the lockdown and into the first exit stage. However, lawmakers vote to shorten the amount of time for the first stage by four days in order to push the government to hurry up opening stores, hair salons, synagogues and hotels and allowing large weddings, among other things.
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