Gantz defends lockdown as ‘necessary move,’ warns of potential resurgence from reopening

17 October 2020, 7:54 pm

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Defense Minister Benny Gantz defends the national coronavirus lockdown that has been in place since September 18 as a “necessary move,” before it begins to be eased tomorrow.

“There was no choice,” he tells Channel 12 news in an interview, citing the sky-high infection rates before the lockdown came into effect.

He warns that there is a “grave danger” of a resurgence in morbidity as the lockdown measures begin to be lifted.

Gantz also says it was health officials who backed reopening preschools in “red” areas with high infection rates, following reports that ministers approved the move due to fears of an ultra-Orthodox “revolt.“