New coronavirus legislation will be introduced on Sunday for approval by members of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. This comes after the legislation was softened by Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn in the face of public criticism over concern that the legislation would limit civil rights.
The legislation includes, among other things, limitations on defining an area as restricted due to presence of the virus. It will not be possible define a community as restricted for more than a week. An emergency can be declared for a maximum of thirty days, and the Knesset can cancel the declaration.
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