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February 28, 2021, 9:32 pm
Netanyahu says all students to return to class in low-infection areas
Premier proposes extending school year into summer to make up for lost time; teachers’ leaders oppose plan
By
Luke Tress
February 11, 2021, 6:03 am
Some Israeli kids head back to school amid confusion and uncertainty
Preschools, grades 1-4, 11-12 resume in low to medium infection zones after over a month of lockdown, some schools to delay reopening citing lack of time to prepare
By
TOI staff
February 9, 2021, 7:35 pm
Ministers approve Health Ministry plan to partially reopen schools Thursday
Preschools, grades 1-4, 11-12 resume in low-to-medium infection zones after over a month; minister says commerce to reopen only in 2 weeks, with businesses threatening revolt
By
TOI staff
February 8, 2021, 3:09 am
Cabinet ends meeting without decision on schools; are unlikely to reopen Tuesday
As ministers warned by health officials of potentially devastating consequences of resuming classes, PM says situation ‘very complex, we have very slim security margins’
By
TOI staff
February 7, 2021, 10:45 am
Ministry proposes alternate school days, outdoors, in cities worst-hit by virus
Cabinet set to convene to discuss a Tuesday reopening of school system; plan allows full indoor school week for kindergartens and grades 1-4 and 11-12 in low-infection localities
By
TOI staff
December 24, 2020, 7:29 pm
After rebuke, ministers say kindergartens, schools to stay open after 1 p.m.
Gov’t scraps plan to cap studies for grades 1-4, 11-12, which was reportedly meant to encourage ‘a sense of lockdown’ in population; 40 suspected cases of virus mutation said found
By
TOI staff
November 30, 2020, 11:55 pm
Ministers rein in mall crowding as active virus cases hit highest level in month
Cabinet approves rules to limit customer numbers inside stores, after over 1,000 new cases confirmed on Sunday, pushing active infection figure to 10,232
By
TOI staff
November 30, 2020, 10:05 am
We won’t be drawn into further reopening, health minister warns as numbers rise
Shopping centers and high schools resume activity despite virus spread increasing, with another day of new cases around 1,000
By
TOI staff
November 29, 2020, 5:21 pm
Netanyahu says virus restrictions could be reimposed as infections climb
As some malls, high school classes reopen, PM says country in danger of coronavirus surge if action not taken immediately
By
TOI staff
November 29, 2020, 8:29 am
High schoolers return to classrooms, but principals say most studies stay online
School heads say restrictions on movement between study groups mean majority of subjects will continue to be taught remotely; 3.3% of tests conducted Saturday show infection
By
TOI staff
November 27, 2020, 9:57 pm
Health minister says will reassess opening of malls after customers flood shops
Petah Tikva mayor instructs shopping center to close due to large crowds: ‘We support the merchants and businesses but the guidelines must be followed’
By
TOI staff
November 24, 2020, 11:15 am
‘This is going nowhere’: Gantz, Netanyahu shout at each other at cabinet meeting
In latest manifestation of coalition crisis, debate over pandemic response said to devolve into recriminations; Likud minister says he expects Knesset to be dissolved in December
By
Michael Bachner
November 16, 2020, 8:25 pm
More schoolkids to resume studies, strip malls to reopen in low-infection areas
Virus cabinet also approves lockdowns and curfews in medium- to high-infection areas; grades 5-6 go back to school next week, grades 11-12 on December 1
By
TOI staff
November 15, 2020, 10:31 am
Ministers to meet on lockdown rollbacks amid concerns pandemic spreading again
Positive infection rate rises to 2.3% despite lower weekend testing; Health Ministry director-general confirms outbreak is growing with rate of infection per person now at 1.0
By
TOI staff
October 28, 2020, 9:45 pm
Finance and health ministers at loggerheads over reopening of stores
Katz and Edelstein spar over lockdown exit strategy as positive virus tests hit lowest rate since beginning of pandemic second wave in June
By
TOI staff
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