TEL AVIV- Israel will be locked down for at least three weeks, starting on Friday and continuing over the Jewish high holy days, the first significant country to re-enter closure, after failing to curb a second wave of the coronavirus.

Nearly all Israelis will be restricted to within less than half-a-mile of their homes, and all non-essential businesses will be closed said Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, as new infections per capita hovered near the worst levels globally. Some organizations that do not deal with customers will be allowed to stay open.

Cases have surged past 4,000 a day over the last week, and nearly one in ten of all tests show evidence of infection. The cases are a dramatic increase from the 20 a day in April when the nation emerged from their 45-day lockdown.

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