JERUSALEM -- Israel's government imposed on Friday a new weekend lockdown in a bid to curb a resurgence of coronavirus outbreak.
The lockdown will be imposed only during weekends, from Friday at 5 p.m. until Sunday at 5 a.m., the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. Weekends in Israel begin on Friday afternoon and end on Saturday at nightfall, in observance with the Jewish Shabbat. (Israel-Lockdown)
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