JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel unveiled an unprecedented 80 billion NIS aid package in order to help the flailing economy, which has seen unemployment rise to an unprecedented 24% and numerous small businesses suffering from inequity due to the stringent lockdown on the economy over the past month.
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At the same time however the government added numerous further stringencies to the lockdown in Israel in order to continue to combat the scourge of coronavirus.
The new regulations include:
a) Weddings can only include immediate family
b) No prayer can take place in any public zone
c) Workers must sign a daily declaration regarding their health
d) Workforce will be reduced to 15% of regular size
e) Funerals can have up to 20 people, Bris -up to 10 people
f) People cannot gather in groups of more than 2 people together
g) No family visits before or during Pesach, each family should celebrate alone
Hashem yishmor