Israel declares coronavirus lockdown for Passover holiday

April 6, 2020
Israel declares coronavirus lockdown for Passover
ISRAEL PREMIER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a national lockdown would begin on Tuesday and end on Friday to try to stem the spread of the new coronavirus during the Jewish holiday of Passover.

In a televised address, he said travel restrictions would be tightened on Tuesday and that Israelis will be banned from leaving their homes on Wednesday evening, when families traditionally travel to festive Passover “seder” meals.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man carries trays of eggs as Israeli police patrol nearby to enforce government restrictions set in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), in Mea Shearim neig
Israeli police enforcing government restrictions in Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]

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