In Israel , public transports stopped providing service on Thursday evenings until Sunday mornings , during the 2020 coronavirus pandemics , as opposed to the traditional stoppage from Friday evening to Saturday evening due to the shabbat .
Public bus operations were strictly curtailed by the government , which placed an 8 PM curfew on bus operations nightly , and halted all public transportation between Thursday night at 8 p.m. and Sunday morning , going beyond the usual hiatus on public transportation in Israel during shabbat ( from Friday evening to Saturday evening ) .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Israel