People wear face masks as they shop in a main market in Jerusalem July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel imposed a new weekend shutdown on Friday and tightened a series of coronavirus curbs to lower infection rates, amid growing public anger over the government's handling of the crisis.
People would be allowed to leave their homes this weekend but malls, shops, pools, zoos and museums would shut from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning, the government said in a statement.
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