Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is set to go back into a full lockdown to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has steadily worsened for months as its government has been plagued by infighting. The three-week lockdown, beginning at 2 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Friday, will include the closure of many businesses, strict limits on public gatherings, and will largely confine people to within a kilometer (0.6 miles) of their homes. The closures coincide with the Jewish High Holidays, when people typical
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