Posts Tagged: Israel lockdown
Israel’s Health Ministry Chief Says New Restrictions on Gatherings Could Be Imposed
i24 News – Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash said on Thursday that further restrictions on gatherings could be considered in Israel, as coronavirus infections...
Israel Relaxes Into a Passover Much Freer of COVID Closures Than Last Year
At Passover last year, Israel was locked down and families confined to their homes by COVID-19 restrictions, but this year the mood is very different. Ahead...
When Abundance Breeds Contempt
JNS.org - In a recent phone call, a friend complained about the pressure that the Israeli government, media and much of the public have been...
Israel’s Cabinet OKs Plan for Second, Third Stages of Lockdown Exit
JNS.org - Israel’s Cabinet on Monday approved in principle a Health Ministry outline for the second and third stages of the exit from the country’s...
Israel Eases Nationwide Lockdown Rules
i24 News - Israel eased the rules and restrictions for its third nationwide lockdown on Sunday as pandemic figures remained relatively high. Under the new rules that...
Israel Extends Lockdown Until Jan. 31 Amid Rising COVID-19 Infection
JNS.org - The Israeli Cabinet voted on Tuesday to extend the country’s current coronavirus lockdown for an additional 10 days, until Jan. 31, and impose...
Israel Police to Clamp Down on New Year’s Celebrations Amid Third National Lockdown
i24 News - Police officers will be deployed across Israel Thursday evening with an order to break-up thousands of illegal New Year’s gatherings amid a...
Lockdown 3.0 to Cost Israeli Economy $1.6 Billion
JNS.org - Israel’s third nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus will cost the economy a minimum of 5 billion shekels ($1.55 billion), according...
Israel Imposing Third National COVID-19 Lockdown
Israel will impose a third national lockdown to fight climbing COVID-19 infections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. The curbs will come into effect on Sunday...
Israel: In Continued Downward Trend, 903 Virus Cases Detected in 24 Hours
i24 News - Israel continued on its declining path of morbidity figures after 903 coronavirus cases were registered in 24 hours, new data released by...
Israel to Start Easing Coronavirus Restrictions as Infection Rate Drops
Israel said on Friday it would begin easing a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown after a steady decline in the rate of daily infections, and would examine...
Netanyahu: Despite ‘Major Success’ of Lockdown, Exit Must Be Gradual
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened Thursday’s coronavirus Cabinet meeting by lauding what he called the “major success” of the nationwide lockdown, according...
Israel’s Second COVID-19 Lockdown Carries Hefty Economic Price
Restaurateur Tamir Barelko has had enough. Israel's decision last month to impose a second nationwide lockdown after a resurgence in coronavirus infections has dealt a hammer...
Israeli Lawmakers in Hot Water for Flouting Lockdown Rules
JNS.org - Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel found herself in hot water on Monday, after it became clear that she violated lockdown restrictions during...
