Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the gradual reopening of the educational system beginning next week, provided coronavirus infection rates don’t worsen.
In the first phase, preschools will reopen in small groups, with children attending only part of the week, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Monday. First through third graders will also study in small groups of up to 15 children.
The government will give a final approval on Friday, should the trend of declining infection rates in Israel hold. Israel has more than 15,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and more than 200 fatalities.
