The nightly lockdown will begin tomorrow evening December 9 through to January 2, as 1,837 people tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday.
Israel's coronavirus cabinet voted to impose a night curfew from Wednesday December 9 until January 2 as the number of new Covid-19 cases continues to rise. The cabinet will meet today to decide the exact hours - from 7pm to 5pm has been suggested - and what distances people will be allowed to go from their homes.
Many Ministry of Health officials including National Coronavirus Project Coordinator Prof. Nachman Ash expressed skepticism on whether these measures would be enough to stem the rise in infections. The idea of the curfew is to prevent social gatherings in the holiday season with Hanukkah starting Thursday evening and through to Christmas and New Year's Eve later this month.
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