Israel partly reopened nurseries and kindergartens, increasing the number of children who have returned to daycare as part of efforts to revive the economy as coronavirus worries subside.

According to Reuters, Israel shut down the educational system in mid-March as contagions spiked. With the new case rate levelling out, classes resumed last week for the first three and last two grades of school, freeing up parents to go back to work.

Israel, with a population of about nine million, has reported 16,458 coronavirus cases and 248 deaths.

Children wash their hands at a kindergarten as Israeli preschools opened under the further easing of restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Jerusalem, May 10. — Reuters
Children wash their hands at a kindergarten as Israeli preschools opened under the further easing of restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Jerusalem, May 10. — Reuters

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