Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Modiin mayor says neighborhood may require lockdown
The mayor of Modiin says the city may need to lockdown an entire neighborhood in the central city after the number of coronavirus cases there rose to 10.
Haim Bibas calls on people living in Avnei Hoshen not to leave their homes, while the municipality says it is prepared to provide residents under quarantine essential services, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
Over 3,000 of the neighborhood’s roughly 11,000 residents are in quarantine.
