Netanyahu: Restrictions may begin to ease after Passover

Netanyahu says Israel may begin to roll back some restrictions after Passover and the holiday of Mimouna, which immediately follows Passover.

“There is a realistic chance that if the trends continue, we’ll begin to gradually exit from the lockdown after Passover and Mimouna,” he says.

“It depends on you,” he adds. “Don’t get complacent.”

He says that when that easing of restrictions comes, it will be done on a phased basis, with those who are most vulnerable required to stay in isolation long after those those who less vulnerable are allowed out.

He defends Israel’s testing strategy and says the country is determined to reach 10,000 tests a day, saying the country is already testing more than anywhere else, per capita.

He urges people to buy Israeli-made goods wherever possible, to help the economy.