Israel in strict lockdown again from Friday | Abroad

“We are in the midst of a pandemic spreading at top speed with the British mutation,” he said according to The Jerusalem Post. This more contagious variant of the virus has also reached Israel “and is killing many lives,” said the prime minister.

The day before, more than 8,300 new infections had been reported. We have to pay a heavy price for every hour of postponement of a full lockdown, Netanyahu said. About thirty people die from Covid-19 every day. The total death toll in Israel is about 3,500. In the Netherlands that is more than 11,500.

Travel ban

Only essential businesses and shops are allowed to remain open. Schools must be closed, with the exception of special education. A maximum of five people can meet, halving. Travel is only allowed for a valid reason. The ban on going further than a kilometer from home is extended.

In Israel, some 1.5 million people have now been vaccinated with a first dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine. The country with nearly 9 million inhabitants approved the corona vaccine from the American pharmaceutical company Moderna for use earlier on Tuesday. The government of the Jewish state has set the goal of being the first in the world to vaccinate a majority of the population.

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