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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Ministers declare Shfaram a restricted zone amid rising virus cases
Ministers approve a four-day closure of the northern Arab city of Shfaram, amid soaring infections there.
Shfaram has 235 active coronavirus cases, 161 of them diagnosed in the past week.
Ministers also extend a local lockdown of Umm al-Fahm and Yafa an-Naseriyye by another three days.