JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s cabinet decided late yesterday, to extend an ongoing 36-day nationwide lockdown until Friday, in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.
The ministers voted in favour of extending the measure, at least until Friday, a government spokesman confirmed.
The lockdown, first imposed on Dec 27, is Israel’s third nationwide lockdown, since the pandemic first emerged in Israel in late Feb, 2020. During the lockdown, people cannot go 1,000 metres far from their homes, with exceptions for essential workers and those who are getting vaccinated or purchasing food.
Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 4,227 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number in the country to 643,006.
The number of people vaccinated surpassed 3.05 million, or 32.8 percent of its total population, since the vaccination campaign began on Dec 20, 2020.– NNN-MA’AN
