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Netanyahu defends lockdown, says ‘we’re exiting this time with caution’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Netanyahu again defends the government’s imposition of a nationwide lockdown to curb sky-high coronavirus infection rates, in a press conference before restrictions begin to be lifted tomorrow.
“We’re exiting [the lockdown] this time with caution,” he says, after the government faced criticism for swiftly lifting restrictions earlier this year after the initial lockdown.
He calls on ultra-Orthodox Jews to follow the virus rules, after a top rabbi says Haredi boys’ schools will reopen tomorrow despite this continuing to be prohibited.
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