Tel Aviv, September 15 : Israel’s Ben Gurion Intl. Air port going to remain open during this upcoming three-week full countrywide lock-down that going to start on Fri., the Ministry of Health stated.
Except for its closure each yr. on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Ben Gurion Air port has never shut down, not even throughout wars, records Xinhua press agency.
The call has been taken on Mon. following a conversation participated by Ministers of Health, Foreign Affairs, Interior & Transport.
As per the call, only airplanes that have already being sanctioned could operate within the new constraints & instructions, like undergoing a COVID-19 test before the airplane.
Accordingly, passengers going to be allowed to gain to the air port in spite of the lock-down restriction that prohibits moving over 500 metres far from house.
Passengers going to have to problem a airplane ticket at the least 4 hours before departure, & this going to be their own allow to stay far from house.
Passengers repatriating from one such 30 nations with low morbidity won’t want to enter a 14-day isolation, & going to only be obligated to the lock-down’s constraints.
Israelis are presently permitted to check Greece, Bulgaria & Croatia without isolation obligation, & can accomplish so within the lock-down period as well.
The new lock-down going to contain a 500-metre gap limit from house, & the closure of hotels, restaurants, culture & entertainment places, & shops, except for vital places like supermarkets & pharmacies.
Numerous workplaces going to also be closed (or) going to operate partially with work (5) from house.
The closure going to be the 1st in a three-stage COVID-19 mitigation schedule.
The 2nd & 3rd phases, that going to contain easing constraints, going to take (2) impact only after the epidemic status is enhanced.
The overall no. of COVID-19 instances in Israel has rised to 160,368, awhile the number of deaths stood in 1,136.