Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene the special ministerial forum dealing with the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, the Corona cabinet, in order to deliberate on new measures to contain the recent surge in community spread.
Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levi told Israel Radio Wednesday that he believed "there is no choice" but to reimpose certain lockdown measures, saying that the easing of the restrictions was always contingent on containing the virus.
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Meanwhile, the government approved on Wednesday another localized lockdown, this time for a village in northern Israel, a day after announcing restrictions on movement in two towns in Israel.
The Corona Cabinet may ultimately decide that some of the measures that have been lifted only several months ago will be reimposed, although it is understood that this will likely not be in the form of another nationwide lockdown so as not to disrupt economic activity.
The convening of the cabinet was meeting was deemed necessary after Israel saw one of its worst weeks, with record daily new cases nearly every day. Some 700 new carriers were reported on Wednesday, the highest number since March and the third-highest since the pandemic began.
As of Wednesday, the total number of coronavirus deaths since the onset of the pandemic in the spring stood at 309, and the number of corona patients being treated in hospitals has dropped from 194 to 186. A total of 45 patients were listed in serious condition.
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