FILE PHOTO: People wearing a protective face mask ride scooters ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is set to begin on Friday, in Tel Aviv, Israel September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Corinna Kern
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel will enter a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the Jewish high-holiday season, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a resurgence in new coronavirus cases.
The country's initial lockdown was imposed in late March and eased in May as new cases tapered off, reaching lows in the single digits.
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