The coronavirus cabinet approved new restrictions on Tuesday night, as senior government members admitted a lockdown in September is not a remote possibility anymore. Moreover, more stringent criteria to place countries under travel ban or travel warning will be formulated, leaving a very limited group of nations to be visited freely by Israelis without the need to quarantine upon their return regardless of their immunization status. “The Delta epidemic is extremely contagious, and is spreading all over the world,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said. On Monday, the country registered more than 3,800 new cases in the previous 24 hours, with 3.78% of the 113,723 tests returning a positive result. The number of serious patients stood at 221, nine more than on the previous day and 66 more than last Tuesday.
