But did it just delay the inevitable?
According to @JohnsHopkins research, 🇮🇱 now has the *highest infection rate per capita in the world*. [thread]
The combination of different cultures + particular desire within some Jewish & Muslim societies for mass gatherings has contributed to situation.
Within those cities:
📍entry and exit prohibited
📍residents restricted to 500 meters of homes
📍 public transport shut
📍closing non-essential businesses & all schools
Ultra-orthodox ministers in the coalition are resisting...
The importance of being able to attend synagogues at hugely significant religious festivals trumps health.
In #Gaza the situation is wholly different and very very worrring.
Exponential growth in cases as these two charts show 2/9 & 5/9. [Thread to follow on Gaza]