Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel’s coronavirus lockdown after a steep rise in new cases, according to Reuters.
In public remarks to the cabinet, Netanyahu said that the surge in infections is pushing the nation to “the edge of the abyss”.
The country has re-imposed another lockdown on Sept. 18 to curb the spread of the disease.
Last week, the number of daily new cases has reached nearly 7,000 among a population of 9 million, severely straining the resources of some hospitals.
The new restrictions require all businesses and workplaces, except for those designated essentials, to shut down for at least two weeks starting on Friday.
A list will be released later in the day, according to an official statement.
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