COVID-19 czar: If Purim causes new wave, Israel may need another lockdown
Ugandan variant identified in Israel, 90% of new cases are UK variant • Knesset Law Committee extends mandatory quarantine in hotels by 24h • Israir to start flights to Eilat
A teenager wears a costume as a reference to the coronavirus during the Jewish holiday of Purim, a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. in Jerusalem March 8, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
