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Thursday, July 2, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Netanyahu announces limits on closed places, says serious cases rising
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that there has been a 50 percent rise in serious COVID-19 cases since the start of the week, pushing back against those who say there are not many serious cases.
‘We need to return to restrictive policies in order to flatten the curve,” he says, adding that it’s easier to do nothing, but they cannot be idle.
He says event halls, bars and clubs will be limited to 50 people inside, other gatherings will be limited to 20 people.
“The biggest infection vector comes from gatherings in closed places,” he says.
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