Members of the Corona Cabinet last night (Tuesday) approved in a telephone poll the policy of reducing contacts in the education system, according to which fifth- and sixth-graders in red cities, in whose class a virus-infected student was discovered, will move to study online or in the open air. This decision also applies to grades 1-4, as far as possible.
These decisions took effect from tonight, until January 9, and will be discussed tomorrow in the Knesset’s Education Committee.
In addition, it was decided that Mexico would be added to the list of red states starting tonight (Wednesday to Thursday), subject to the approval of the Knesset’s Constitution Committee.
The committee’s recommendation was also approved to remove the following countries from the list of red countries and transfer them to the list of oranges: Italy, Uganda, Seychelles, Angola, Ireland, Aswatini, Eritrea, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Belgium, Benin, Ghana, Gabon, Djibouti , Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Germany, Denmark, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Liberia, Lesotho, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mozambique, Norway, Niger, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena (UK), Finland, Chad, Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Comoros, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Reunion ( France), Rwanda, Central African Republic and Sweden.
The Cabinet also confirmed that passengers returning from red states will perform a corona test and stay in home isolation (while signing the contract) until a negative result is obtained, in accordance with the isolation policy update set yesterday.
Passengers who refuse to sign the agreement will remain in solitary confinement at the motel until the test result is received.
This decision will take effect starting tomorrow (the night between Wednesday and Thursday) at midnight, subject to the approval of the Knesset’s Constitution Committee.