DUBAI: Israel has reported a record high daily infection rate of 3,074 on Wednesday, prompting the country’s special cabinet, set up to handle the coronavirus, to consider re-imposing lockdowns in hard-hit areas.
Coronavirus commissioner Ronni Gamzu, who was visiting the community in Jerusalem’s Beitar Illit, said a “full closure” could not be avoided if the morbidity rate remained high.
He said the community had breached several restrictions, including the recent opening of schools in the area, resulting in what has been described as an alarming outbreak, national daily Jerusalem Post reported.
Gamzu added 14 percent of people screened in Beitar Illit had tested positive of COVID-19.
“I understand the complexity of the situation, but I now state unequivocally: without increasing enforcement and encouraging inspections, we will be required to make complex decisions that may amount to a total lockdown,” he said.
But the Israeli official warned drastic measures could be taken on a national level if infections continue to rise.
“Without a significant trend of change by the set date… we will be required to formulate new and broader guidelines, which will significantly disrupt the routine of life – even outside the red cities,” he said.
The country’s coronavirus cabinet is set to meet on Sept. 10 to discuss a potential lockdown ahead of the Jewish celebration, High Holy Days.
Israel mulls reinstating coronavirus lockdown as it records over 3,000 new cases in a day
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Israel mulls reinstating coronavirus lockdown as it records over 3,000 new cases in a day
- The country’s coronavirus cabinet is set to meet on Sept. 10 to discuss a potential lockdown
- The Israeli official warned drastic measures could be taken on a national level if infections continue to rise
Armed clashes erupt in Aleppo between Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF
- One member of Internal Security Forces, another from army were injured
- Defense Ministry accused SDF of targeting homes after they suddenly withdrew from jointly operated checkpoints, fired at government forces
LONDON: The Syrian Ministry of Defense accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of launching a surprise attack on the Internal Security Forces and the Syrian Arab Army in Aleppo on Monday.
The clashes erupted in the densely populated neighborhoods of Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud, which have a Kurdish majority. The ministry reported that one member of the Internal Security Forces and another from the army were injured, along with several civil defense personnel and civilians.
The ministry denied the claims that the army initiated the conflict. It accused the SDF of targeting homes after they suddenly withdrew from jointly operated checkpoints and fired at government forces with heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade shells, and mortars.
Four civilians, including a woman and a child, were admitted to Al-Razi Hospital in the city, and two Syrian Civil Defense personnel were injured while on duty at the Shihan roundabout, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.
Fighting has spread to areas between the Shihan and Al-Larmon roundabouts, north of Aleppo, prompting dozens of families to flee their homes toward safer locations in Khalidiya and Nile Street, and closing the main Gaziantep-Aleppo highway. The civil defense accused SDF forces of shooting at one of their vehicles, which carried four members.
Azzam Al-Gharib, the governor of Aleppo, urged citizens to avoid approaching the clash sites or roads leading to the city center until further notice.
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