Rules are meant to be contagious: 5 things to know for June 8

1. This ain’t New Zealand: Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, and a downturn in public compliance with the pandemic rules, Israel Hayom leads with a “special report” that is obvious to all Israelis who have recently ventured outdoors, namely that many aren’t abiding by the new guidelines.

• “The virus of disregard,” reads its front-page headline.
• “Malls, stores and chains around the country are not always careful about masks, hand sanitizer and fever checks, despite the rise in coronavirus infections,” it says. It reports that most malls in the central Israel area are keeping to the rules, while businesses in Kfar Saba see them merely as recommendations, and in Jerusalem the rules are partly enforced.

Full Story (The Times of Israel)