U-Israyeli wayengowokuqala emhlabeni ukunquma ngokuqala kabusha kwe-gentine ejwayelekile. Ukwenza ukwanda okubukhali kwamacala amasha okutheleleka nge-coronavirus ngenxa yemihlangano eminingi ngesikhathi sochungechunge lwamaholide kazwelonke ngenyanga ezayo, iziphathimandla zezwe zethule imikhawulo ephindwe kanzima. Umbuso we-Quarantime uzohlala okungenani amasonto amathathu aqala kusukela ngoLwesihlanu, Septhemba 18, lapho unyaka omusha wamaJuda "Rosh Ha Shana" ugujwa, kuze kube ngu-Okthoba 9 ahlanganisa, kubika umnakekeli.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, zokwehlukanisa ezamenyezelwa uNdunankulu Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu iyoba kakhulu emikhulu kusukela "Lokdauna" kuqala, okuyinto has iphelela kude ekupheleni kukaMashi May. Ngokusho kwemithetho emisha, abukho abantu abangaphezu kwe-10 abangaqoqwa, futhi emoyeni ovulekile - akukho ngaphezu kwe-20. Izikhungo zokuthenga nazo zonke izitolo ezingezona zokudla zimisa imisebenzi yazo okwesikhashana. Izitolo ezinkulu namakhemisi ahlala evulekile. Ama-Israyeli ngokwawo ngesikhathi sokuhlukaniswa kwedwa kufanele abe ngaphakathi komkhawulo wamamitha angama-500 ukusuka emakhaya abo, kodwa ngasikhathi sinye bangaya emsebenzini. Abasebenzi abaningi bazohlinzeka ithuba lokusebenza kwimodi ye-inthanethi evela endlini, nezinhlangano ezingezona ezikahulumeni kanti amanye amabhizinisi angahlala evulekile, uma nje ngeke bathole amakhasimende.
Kumele kwaziwe ukuthi kwa-Israyeli emavikini asanda kwedlula inani lamacala amasha eCoronavirus adlula kubantu abangama-3,000 ngosuku, futhi ngempelasonto edlule, lesi sibalo saba safinyelela ku-4000, kwembulwa ama-covid angaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyi-153. umzuzu wokumenyezelwa kobhubhane kwa-Israyeli. Kulezi, cishe iziguli eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-114 zatholakala, kwathi abantu abangu-1108 bafa.