Coronavirus: Israel tightens second lockdown to avoid 'abyss'

Israel is set to tighten its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with the prime minister warning that the country is at 'the edge of the abyss'. The new measures, which parliament must approve, would see more workplaces close and movement restricted further. Synagogues would only be able to open for small groups next week for Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, and the size of protests would be limited. The move came after the daily number of new Covid-19 cases exceeded 8,000. That is one of the world's highest rates of infection relative to population size.