According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 13 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide and over 578,000 deaths
A public health worker collects a swab sample from a woman to test for COVID-19, at the Greek-Bulgarian border crossing in Promachonas, on July 10, 2020.Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control.
The actual numbers are thought to be far higher due to a number of reasons including limited testing. Officials warn that if case numbers don’t come down in the coming days, Israel will have no choice but to lock the entire country down again, as it did in the spring.“I don’t see what other tools we have aside from a lockdown,” Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein told the Israeli news site Ynet. “Unless there is a miracle.”
One result was more economic pain in a country which already has a high unemployment rate of 30 per cent. Starting Wednesday, three neighbourhoods are seeing more restrictions, including limits to the number of customers in shops and restaurants, while authorities are strongly urging people not to socialize.
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