19-03-2020 20:47 via news.yahoo.com

Israelis ordered to stay at home to halt coronavirus spread - Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday tightened a national stay-at home policy, announcing guidelines aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus would now be enforced by police under emergency orders.The measures stopped short of a total national lockdown: Netanyahu said Israelis would still be allowed to shop for food and medicine, and some workers would be exempted from the restrictions.Netanyahu had threatened on Wednesday to turn shelter in place guidelines into official
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