Coronavirus cabinet weighs full lockdown for second half of August – Decision to allow foreign students in the country sparks criticism | The Jerusalem Post

A full lockdown could be imposed as early as mid-August in order to stop the spread of coronavirus infection, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, adding that he hopes it will not be necessary.
“One option, and we will try to avoid it, is a general lockdown for the whole country,” Netanyahu said at the start of the coronavirus cabinet meeting. “We must reduce infection – we just must.”