Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus lockdown

Israelis Brace for Stringent Holiday Lockdown as Daily Tally of Corona Cases Exceeds 7,500
JNS.org - Israelis braced for a strict nationwide lockdown imposed by the government on Friday in an attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic from spiraling...

Second Lockdown to Cost Israel Upward of $4 Billion, Says Israeli Finance Ministry
JNS.org - A month-long coronavirus lockdown will cost the Israeli economy between NIS 15 and 20 billion ($4.3-$5.7 billion), the country’s Finance Ministry said over...

Edelstein: Israel Will Likely Have to Initiate a Full Lockdown Next Week
JNS.org - In a tense meeting of top officials on Tuesday, Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said that unless the country’s COVID-19 numbers don’t change...

Israel’s Energy Minister: Impose 10-Day Nationwide Lockdown
JNS.org - Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz has called for a 10-day nationwide lockdown to combat the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. In an interview on...

Israel’s ‘Coronavirus Cabinet’ to Weigh Lockdowns of Heavily Infected Areas
JNS.org - Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet is meeting on Thursday to discuss imposing closures on areas with high rates of infection. According to Channel 12, the areas under...

Israel, Palestinians Declare New Lockdowns as COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Rise
JNS.org - A seven-day lockdown on several neighborhoods in the Israeli cities of Lod and Ashdod went into effect on Thursday morning as the number...

Dozens of Israeli Cities Face New COVID-19 Lockdowns
JNS.org - Faced with alarming daily numbers of new confirmed cases in a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israeli Health Ministry decided on...

Israel Puts Two Cities on Partial Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Surge
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a partial lockdown on Tuesday on the haredi city of Elad in central Israel, and on five haredi neighborhoods...

Israeli Finance Minister: ‘No Room’ for Another Full COVID-19 Lockdown
JNS.org - Israeli Finance Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that there will not be another wide-scale coronavirus lockdown in the country, and that any...