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Israel has decided on another national shutdown!
The government cabinet voted Sunday night in view of the increase in crown numbers against the resistance of some ministers to new drastic exit restrictions. These should take effect on Friday afternoon at 1 pm, before the start of the Jewish holidays, and will initially apply for three weeks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that clinic administrators “raised the red flag” in light of the rising number of infections. Immediate action is required. “Our goal is to stop the increase.”
► Schools and kindergartens are said to be closed. Except for exceptional cases, people are only allowed up to 500 meters from their homes. Hotels, restaurants and shopping centers, as well as leisure facilities, should also remain closed, according to media reports.
Grocery shopping and doctor visits are still allowed. Authorities and private companies should work with restrictions. Additionally, mounting restrictions apply: up to 20 people can meet outdoors and up to ten people indoors.
The strictly religious Minister of Housing and former Minister of Health Jakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party announced his resignation in protest of the measures. Litzman is a major partner in Netanyahu’s coalition.
The number of new infections in Israel has increased dramatically recently. For four days in a row, record values were recorded last week. The number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has exceeded 150,000 and 1,108 people have died after becoming infected.
There was strong resistance to the new crown restrictions for economic reasons. Because the Crown crisis has already hit the country’s economy badly. The summer unemployment rate was more than 20 percent.
The pandemic in Israel initially ran smoothly, also due to the initially strict course of the government. However, after a quick relaxation in May, the number of cases skyrocketed.
