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Managers of shopping centers have complained of discrimination throughout the lockdowns as many other stores and commercial sites have been allowed to return to business before them.
Shachar Turgeman, chair of the Commercial and Fashion Chains Union, said: “We are not waiting for the government. The opening is our response to the continuation of the closure.”
The closed BIG shopping center in Carmiel, on September 24, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown. (David Cohen/Flash90)
The third nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 was eased on Sunday at 7 a.m. after over a month, as the country continues to grapple with thousands of daily new cases and a death toll that has reached over 5,000.
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A Maccabi health care worker carries coronavirus test samples in Rehovot on December 15, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
1. We made it, now what? Israel is seen barreling toward new virus clampdowns Wednesday, as the Health Ministry announces that there were over 2,800 cases diagnosed the previous day, well over the morbidity rate needed to shut shops, close schools in hot zones and snap back a few other restrictions under “tightened restraint.”
“The Health Ministry will request restrictions as soon as possible,” reads the top headline on Channel 12 news’s website.
“There’s still no decision on having the coronavirus cabinet meet, but the Health Ministry is talking about a worrying trend and seeking to start restrictions as soon as possible,” the channel reports.