Coronavirus in Israel: new curfew under study after record cases in 24 hours

Young children from the ultra-Orthodox community of Bnei Brak wear masks in Israel on September 6, 2020. AP Photo / Ariel Schalit

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A new record has just been broken in Israel with 3,425 new cases of coronavirus for Monday.

Despite 1,031 deaths since the start of the pandemic, the government is struggling to implement measures against the spread of the virus.

The authorities want to impose a new nighttime curfew.

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

This is the second attempt in 24 hours to impose a nighttime curfew on Israel.

The revised and corrected edition of this measure should come into force on Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

About forty localities and districts of large cities are concerned.

Most of them are Arab and ultra-Orthodox populations.

In these so-called red zones, residents will be prohibited from moving more than 500 meters from their homes after dark.

Non-essential businesses and schools will be closed and gatherings will be limited to 10 people indoors and 20 people outdoors.

Once again,

parties caused the postponement of this curfew.

Mayors in several localities accused the government of discriminating against them and threatened not to cooperate.

As for public health officials in Israel, they question the effectiveness of these new measures.

And they predict that general lockdown ahead of the Jewish New Year holidays at the end of next week is inevitable.

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