Israel To Reinstate Strict Three-Week Covid-19 Coronavirus Lock-down Starting This Friday

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adjust his mask during a public speech. © Reuters / Alex Kolomoisky

Forbes: As Netanyahu Heads To U.S., Israel Goes Back Into Covid-19 Lockdown

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced protests on Sunday after his cabinet reimposed a coronavirus lockdown shortly before he left for a trip to the United States, with protesters accusing him of “campaigning” in the U.S. as the nation struggles to contain the virus.

Key Facts

Cases in Israel have risen dramatically in recent months, with 4,158 new cases in the last day after a record high of 4,429 cases was reported on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Netanyahu said at a press conference that health officials “raised a red flag” about hospitals becoming overburdened by the case surge, thus prompting the cabinet to vote to re-enter a temporary lockdown.

Israelis will be restricted from traveling beyond a 500-meter radius from their houses and crowds will be limited to 10 people indoors and 20 outdoors, but markets and pharmacies will remain open with decisions still to come on places of worship, according to Haaretz.

The decision comes at an inauspicious time for Netanyahu as he is set to travel to Washington, D.C. to sign a peace accord with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in which the two Arab nations will officially recognize and normalize relations with the world’s only Jewish state.

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