Israel decides on second lockdown

Sep 14, 2020

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Coronavirus in Israel, Testzentrum in Or Jehuda (200913) -- OR YEHUDA, Sept. 13, 2020 -- A medical worker conducts serological tests for coronavirus at a Leumit Health Care Services laboratory in central Israeli city of Or Yehuda, on Sept. 13, 2020. Israel s Ministry of Health reported 2,882 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number to 155,604. (Photo by Xinhua) ISRAEL-OR YEHUDA-COVID-19-SEROLOGICAL TEST GilxCohenxMagen
Coronavirus in Israel, Testzentrum in Or Jehuda (200913) -- OR YEHUDA, Sept. 13, 2020 -- A medical worker conducts serological tests for coronavirus at a Leumit Health Care Services laboratory in central Israeli city of Or Yehuda, on Sept. 13, 2020. Israel s Ministry of Health reported 2,882 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number to 155,604. (Photo by Xinhua) ISRAEL-OR YEHUDA-COVID-19-SEROLOGICAL TEST GilxCohenxMagen
(200913) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 13, 2020 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a briefing on COVID-19 pandemic in Israel at his office in Jerusalem, on Sept. 13, 2020. Israel will reimpose a nationwide lockdown for three weeks, beginning on Friday, to slow a rapid resurgence of coronavirus infections, the government decided on Sunday. ( JINI via Xinhua) MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-NETANYAHU-COVID-19-LOCKDOWN YoavxDudkevitch
News Themen der Woche KW37 News Bilder des Tages (200913) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 13, 2020 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a briefing on COVID-19 pandemic in Israel at his office in Jerusalem, on Sept. 13, 2020. Israel will reimpose a nationwide lockdown for three weeks, beginning on Friday, to slow a rapid resurgence of coronavirus infections, the government decided on Sunday. ( JINI via Xinhua) MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-NETANYAHU-COVID-19-LOCKDOWN YoavxDudkevitch
September 13, 2020: Gaza, Palestine. 13 September 2020. Palestinian civil defence crews disinfect a petrol station site in the northern Gaza Strip following concerns about the outbreak of Covid-19 among the densely packed communities of the Palestinian enclave. Authorities in Gaza imposed a lockdown on August 24 to help curbing Covid infections, yet the Ministry of Health has recently reported a souring number of Covid cases and deaths in the impoverished and blockaded Palestinian territory. The Gaza Strip has an overstretched and under-resourced health sector with a limited number of intensive care unit beds and ventilators, and severe daily electric outages - ZUMAd99_ 20200913_zap_d99_037 Copyright: xAhmadxHasaballahx
Israeli border police block traffic to enforce a COVID-19 night curfew in Beit Hanina, near Jerusalem, on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The Israeli coronavirus committee placed 40 cities and neighborhoods across Israel on night curfews in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. More than 3,000 people were diagnosed with the virus in the last 24 hours in Israel. JER2020090810 DEBBIExHILL
August 18, 2020, Lod, Israel: Travellers arrive at Tel AvivÃ¢â‚¬â ¢s Ben Gurion International Airport as Israel eases air travel restrictions opening skies for Israelis to travel quarantine free to and from Greece, Croatia and Bulgaria and allowed back from 17 other countries without quarantine. Tourists will be allowed to arrive quarantine free from several countries defined Ã¢â‚¬ËœgreenÃ¢â‚¬â ¢ and subject to reevaluation every two weeks. Lod Israel - ZUMAa126 20200818_zap_a126_015 Copyright: xNirxAlonx
August 18, 2020, Lod, Israel: Departing travellers queue at check in counters in Tel AvivÃ¢â‚¬â ¢s Ben Gurion International Airport as Israel eases air travel restrictions opening skies for Israelis to travel quarantine free to and from Greece, Croatia and Bulgaria and allowed back from 17 other countries without quarantine. Tourists will be allowed to arrive quarantine free from several countries defined Ã¢â‚¬ËœgreenÃ¢â‚¬â ¢ and subject to reevaluation every two weeks. Lod Israel - ZUMAa126 20200818_zap_a126_014 Copyright: xNirxAlonx
(200710) -- SAFED, July 10, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers take part in a drill ahead of the re-opening of the COVID-19 department at Ziv hospital in Safed, Israel, July 9, 2020. The Israeli health ministry reported 1,268 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the total number in the country to 34,825. (Ayal Margolin JINI via Xinhua) ISRAEL-SAFED-COVID-19-HOSPITAL-DRILL
(200707) -- TEL AVIV, July 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An empty restaurant is seen in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv amid COVID-19 pandemic on July 6, 2020. Israel s Ministry of Health reported 791 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total number of infections to 30,749. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen Xinhua) ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-COVID-19-CASES
(200627) -- BAT YAM, June 27, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An empty beach is seen in the central Israeli city of Bat Yam after it was closed amid COVID-19 pandemic on June 26, 2020. The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 400 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total to 22,800. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen Xinhua) ISRAEL-BAT YAM-COVID-19-CLOSED BEACH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a face mask to protect from COVID-19, attends a graduation ceremony for new pilots at Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, June 25, 2020. WAX2020625358 ARIELxSCHALIT
(200623) -- MODIIN, June 23, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A staff member is seen at the entrance to a train station in central Israeli city of Modiin on June 22, 2020. Israel s train services resumed on Monday, with a maximum of 500 passengers in each train. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen Xinhua) ISRAEL-MODIIN-COVID-19-TRAIN SERVICES
June 22, 2020, Jerusalem, Israel: A young Jewish man plays the piano in a nearly empty Jerusalem Navon Train Station as train service is renewed nationwide after 89 days of Coronavirus suspension. A 500 passengers per train restriction is implied and commuters are required to reserve passage in advance to prevent further spread of COVID-19 as infection rates renew spike in recent weeks. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAa126 20200622_zap_a126_018 Copyright: xNirxAlonx
June 22, 2020, Jerusalem, Israel: The Jerusalem Navon Train Station is nearly empty as train service is renewed nationwide after 89 days of Coronavirus suspension. A 500 passengers per train restriction is implied and commuters are required to reserve passage in advance to prevent further spread of COVID-19 as infection rates renew spike in recent weeks. Jerusalem Israel - ZUMAa126 20200622_zap_a126_008 Copyright: xNirxAlonx
June 22, 2020, Tel Aviv, Israel: Passenger cabin remains nearly empty as train service is renewed nationwide after 89 days of Coronavirus suspension. A 500 passengers per train restriction is implied and commuters are required to reserve passage in advance to prevent further spread of COVID-19 as infection rates renew spike in recent weeks. Tel Aviv Israel - ZUMAa126 20200622_zap_a126_005 Copyright: xNirxAlonx
(200619) -- RAMLA, June 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli medical worker holds a COVID-19 test sample at a medical clinic in central Israeli city of Ramla on June 18, 2020. The Israeli Ministry of Health reported 253 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total infections in Israel to 20,036. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen Xinhua) ISRAEL-RAMLA-COVID-19-TEST
(200514) -- EILAT, May 14, 2020 -- An empty beach is seen in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on May 13, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua) ISRAEL-EILAT-COVID-19 GilxCohenxMagen
(200514) -- EILAT, May 14, 2020 -- An empty seaside promenade is seen in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on May 13, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua) ISRAEL-EILAT-COVID-19 GilxCohenxMagen
(200415) -- TEL AVIV, April 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An empty beach is seen during another nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2020. (Photo by Muammar Awad Xinhua) MIDEAST-TEL AVIV-COVID-19-LOCKDOWN
(200413) -- JERUSALEM, April 13, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An empty street is seen in the blocked Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem amid coronavirus pandemic on April 12, 2020. Israel has announced several neighborhoods in Jerusalem as restricted zones as part of the fight against the novel coronavirus, the Israeli Prime Minister s Office and Ministry of Health announced on Sunday. The decision took effect on Sunday at noon and will be valid until April 15. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen Xinhua) MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-COVID-19
An overview of the empty arrivals hall in the Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel, near Tel Aviv, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered all persons arriving to the country from overseas to enter designated facilities for quarantine, as part of an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. JER2020040103 DEBBIExHILL
(190602) -- JERUSALEM, June 2, 2019 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, June 2, 2019. The Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset, dissolved itself last Wednesday and scheduled another general election for mid-September of this year. The development came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government. JINI Yonatan Sindel) MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-CABINET MEETING guoyu

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a face mask to protect from COVID-19, attends a graduation ceremony for new pilots at Hatzerim air force base near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, June 25, 2020. WAX2020625358 ARIELxSCHALIT

(200514) -- EILAT, May 14, 2020 -- An empty beach is seen in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on May 13, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua) ISRAEL-EILAT-COVID-19 GilxCohenxMagen

(200514) -- EILAT, May 14, 2020 -- An empty seaside promenade is seen in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on May 13, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua) ISRAEL-EILAT-COVID-19 GilxCohenxMagen

(200415) -- TEL AVIV, April 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- An empty beach is seen during another nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2020. (Photo by Muammar Awad Xinhua) MIDEAST-TEL AVIV-COVID-19-LOCKDOWN