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Coronavirus lockdown: Gov't approves three-week closure
[JPost] - The decision to impose a three-week closure from Rosh Hashanah through Sukkot was approved by the government after a meeting that lasted more than seven hours. The closure passed despite many ministers expressing opposition to the plan the the coronavirus cabinet passed last week to help stop the spread of the novel virus. Better late than never ...The public will not be allowed to venture more than 500 meters from home and stores, restaurants and all places for recreation and leisure activities will be closed. It is expected that private places of work will be allowed to continue operating, while an outline for the public sector will be established in the coming days. ...Finally, grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential providers will be allowed to operate. ...The meeting lasted more than seven hours and was heated, and ministers took their turns attacking the Health Ministry for not doing enough to stop the spread of the virus. Some, such as Science & Technology Minister Izhar Shay (Blue and White) and Economy Minister Amir Peretz (Labor), fought against the closure, saying the harm to the Israeli economy will be too severe for the country to recover. No ability to do long term thinking Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-09-13 |
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