Infection rates have begun to rise again in Israel, prompting the Government to consider reimposing the restrictions that were first eased in mid-April.
Meanwhile a gang of monkeys has accosted a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples from a medical college in India. Both the assistant and the samples were later deemed unharmed.
This story will be regularly updated throughout Saturday.
Saturday’s key moments:
- Israel considers reimposing restrictions as cases rise again
- Local monkeys attack scientist, escape with COVID-19 samples
- Pakistan resumes international flights despite no reduction in virus spread
Israel considers reimposing restrictions as cases rise again
Infection rates have risen in Israel, particularly in schools, since the Government began easing restrictions in mid-April.
The number of positive tests rose to 101 on Friday from four last Saturday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet ministers and senior health officials over the weekend to decide whether to again close schools for some grades.
Breaking into a public holiday to sound a note of caution, Health Ministry director general Moshe Bar-