Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Public transportation to stop at night, won’t operate on weekends
The Transportation Ministry announces it is curbing public transportation following the new Health Ministry restrictions to combat the coronavirus.
Public transportation (buses, trains and light rail) will cease operating at 10 p.m. tonight before resuming tomorrow morning. After tonight, public transportation will stop at 8 p.m. each evening.
The ministry says public transposition will no longer operate on weekends, meaning it will stop at 8 p.m. Thursday before beginning again Sunday morning.
Only lines that provide service to locations offering essential services will continue to operate.
The Transportation Ministry also implores Israelis to avoid using public transportation.
