Published: 4 September 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
In record, over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in a day (Times of Israel)
The Health Ministry on Thursday said over 3,000 new COVID-19 diagnoses were confirmed the previous day, as ministers were set to meet to discuss additional restrictions in highly infected areas.
The spike, which came just two days after 2.4 million Israeli children went back to school, prompted a health official to warn that additional nationwide health restrictions could be rolled out to curb the spread.
Virus czar warns of local lockdowns as nearly 3,000 cases recorded in past day (Times of Israel)
Ronni Gamzu calls for further restrictions in cities with high infection rates; Bnei Brak, Nazareth and Elad expected to be designated ‘red’ cities
Gamzu slams top rabbi over comments dismissing virus testing (Ynet)
United Torah Judaism MK tells Gamzu 'not to get involved' in ultra-Orthodox affairs after coronavirus czar warns that without adherence to public health orders and encouragement of testing, officials would 'have to make complex decisions'
For Netanyahu, the biggest danger of Covid-19 is the rise of Naftali Bennett (Haaretz)
The former defence minister recently published a book on how Israel can defeat the pandemic. Hidden within is a playbook for how to defeat Netanyahu
Photo: Israelis wear face masks in Tel Aviv on September 2 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
