Netanyahu Warns of Possible Second Coronavirus Lockdown

  • Hospitals instructed to prepare to reopen coronavirus wards
  • Israel PM calls on public to adhere to social-distancing rules

 Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 14.

Photographer: Sebastian Scheiner/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel may have to renew its lockdown following a surge in coronavirus cases.