Israel is heading to coronavirus lockdown amid confusion, debate
The lockdown is expected to start at 2 p.m. Friday. The Knesset will vote on the plan Thursday evening.
AHEAD OF a second nationwide lockdown, a NIS 1 billion aid plan is meant to encourage employers, reeling from losses and uncertainty, to hold on to their workers with the government shouldering a portion of their wages.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)