Israel controlled the first coronavirus wave, but the second one is getting out of control
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Israel controlled the first coronavirus wave, but the second one is getting out of control

Israel appeared to be an international model of coronavirus success for months due to early travel restrictions and sweeping closures, the Nation had contained the spread of Covid-19. But, Just weeks after reopening restaurants, malls and beaches, Israel is now seeing a 50-fold surge in new coronavirus cases. From approximately 20 new cases a day in mid-May to more than 1,000 new cases a day less than two months later

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