Knesset approves COVID-19 Safety Net program as outbreak spreads
Government now able to offer a rapid budget, but as COVID-19 spreads, it’s feared the country may lose NIS 40 b.
Jerusalemites wearing face masks for fear of coronavirus walk on Jaffa road in the City Center of Jerusalem on July 12, 2020. Israel has seen a spike of new COVID-19 cases, cabinet ministers imposed new restrictions on public gatherings in a bid to stem the rising infection rate of the coronavirus(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)ByHAGAY HACOHEN