Emergency regulations with specific lockdown measures for residents of the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak and many Jerusalem neighborhoods is set to expire at midnight.
It is not expected to be immediately renewed by the government. A cabinet meeting is set for Monday at 10 a.m. to discuss the issue.
The special measures kept residents of Bnei Brak under a tighter lockdown, and prevented many Jerusalem residents, mostly in predominantly ultra-Orthodox areas, from leaving “zones” demarcated by the authorities.
The two areas have seen high rates of coronavirus infection, but health officials have been encouraged by the effects of the containment measures and willingness of sick residents to be moved to isolation hotels.
Residents of the Jerusalem neighborhoods will now be under the same restrictions as the rest of the country, which keep them within 100 meters of their homes, with exceptions of purchasing food, supplies, outdoor exercise, and going to work.
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