For Passover, Coronavirus restrictions eased slightly

As the holiday of Passover comes about, Coronavirus restrictions are being eased somewhat for Bnei Brak:

A four-day lockdown that kept Israelis confined to their hometowns expired at 6 a.m. Friday, as officials urged the country to not let up social distancing efforts in a bid to keep the deadly coronavirus from spreading.

In Bnei Brak, residents saw an even stricter lockdown on their town ease slightly, with residents allowed to travel outside the town for work and some other essential needs for the first time in a week.

I hope those attending jobs are doing their best to maintain good health, otherwise, this could go on longer.

From Tuesday evening to Friday morning, Israelis nationwide had been banned from moving between cities, amid fears that people traveling for the Passover holiday could lead to a fresh surge of virus cases just as it seemed numbers were beginning to level off. In Jerusalem, residents were confined to one of seven delineated zones dividing the city.

Nationwide, 9,968 people have been confirmed to have the virus and 86 people have died, according to Health Ministry figures released late Thursday. In recent days, officials have begun to discuss possibly rolling back some restrictions later this month if the rate of infection continued to slow.

A stricter curfew in place from Wednesday night forcing Israelis to remain within 100 meters of their homes was lifted Thursday morning.

Well let's hope this'll eventually be eased up more, including having to wear special masks in public. It's a terrible shame this had to happen, and many people the world over have perished as a result. All because China just had to lead to so much embarrassment.