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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Netanyahu says full lockdown may be needed, government readying for this
Prime Minister Netanyahu begins his televised statement, noting the vast increase in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths in numerous countries since he gave a similar address Thursday.
Netanyahu warns there could be thousands of new cases soon, “many of whom will be at the risk of death.”
He says that if there isn’t an immediate improvement in the rate of new cases, there won’t be any other option but to impose a total lockdown, adding the government is taking steps to ready for this.
“It’s a matter of a few days,” he says.
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