Israel restricts outgoing flights to bolster coronavirus lockdown
The Israeli government slapped restrictions on outgoing flights on Friday as part of a slew of measures to bolster a second coronavirus lockdown imposed last week.
The new measures, which came into force at 1100 GMT and affect workplaces, synagogues and demonstrations, were thrashed out after the initial new lockdown rules failed to bring down the world’s highest coronavirus infection rate per capita.
On the streets, movements are now restricted to within one kilometre (1,00 yards) of home.
At Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israelis queued at check-in counters after days of uncertainty over how long air travel would remain possible under the tightened lockdown.
