Israel resumes strict lockdown as Covid second wave surges
Large gatherings have fostered the spread of coronavirus in ultra-Orthodox and Arab areas of the country
14 September 2020 - 20:26
Tel Aviv — Israel’s cabinet voted to impose a second nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to try to tamp down a raging coronavirus outbreak, brushing aside appeals from both a business world warning of economic strangulation, and the powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
Ministers voted on Sunday to strictly limit movement, gatherings and economic activity for at least three weeks coinciding with a major Jewish holiday season. At the end of that period, a decision will be made whether to proceed to applying selective restrictions to communities with higher rates of infection...
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