Israel will not be able to avoid a general lockdown for the coming holiday period, the heads of Israel’s largest hospitals reportedly told Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Tuesday.
The comments came as the government imposed a first-of-its-kind curfew beginning Tuesday evening in 40 municipalities that showed very high rates of coronavirus infection. Infection figures hit new highs on Tuesday with the Health Ministry’s announcement that 3,446 new coronavirus cases were confirmed over the 24 hours — the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic, shattering a previous record set last week.
