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Your decision Benjamin Netanyahu impose general lock three weeks in Israel causes worldwide concern.
And that’s because Israel is the first developed country to enter second lock. The very negative development shows that second wave of the coronavirus pandemic it can spiral out of control, with catastrophic consequences for both public health and the economy.
The Israeli Finance Ministry estimates that the quarantine will cost 6.5 billion shekels ($ 1.88 billion), while the country’s economy had already plunged into recession since the first crash. Despite the unbearable cost, the second lockdown was decided after 4,157 cases were recorded on September 10 in a population of 9 million. Israel is the second country in the world that has registered more cases of coronavirus aresident in the last two weeks. A total of 153,217 people have fallen ill and 1,103 have died.
With the fear of mass meetings In anticipation of a national holiday next month, the government has decided to impose a quarantine, which takes effect on Friday and will last until October 9.
The first Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a press conference he gave, said that hospitals had warned that the health system would “double” if they continue to increase the cases.
He also clarified that citizens should not be rejected for more 500 meters from your place of residence, with the sole exception of physical exercise.
Schools and Malls It will be closed but the supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open. The public sector will operate with fewer personnel, but non-public services and companies will not be forced to close as long as they do not accept the public and customers.
In interiors concentrations are limited to 10 people and no more than 20 abroad.
The Finance Ministry announced that the quarantine is estimated to cost $ 1.88 billion in the economy, which plunged into recession after the coronavirus.
Israel had imposed since mid-March strict quarantine during which almost all flights abroad were canceled, shops without basic goods were closed, public gatherings were banned, and citizens were locked in their homes.
