Israel Police quadrupled the number of fines issued for violations of health regulations on Wednesday over any day last week, a Channel 12 News report said.

The increased fines follow an emergency meeting of the government earlier this week, at which a decision was made to step up enforcement of health regulations in light of the spike in coronavirus cases in recent weeks

A total of 381 fines were handed out to Israeli citizens on Wednesday.

The fine for failing to wear a mask in public areas is NIS 200 ($60). Fines to businesses which fail to adhere to health regulations vary from NIS 2,000 to NIS 5,000 ($580-$1,450).

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)