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Summary List Placement Israel is about to enter a second COVID-19 lockdown, according to The Times. Officials made the decision on Thursday to implement a strict two-week shutdown starting next week, per Bloomberg. After that, stringent limitations will be set for everyday activities for another two weeks. Other countries have reimposed partial safety measures following spikes in cases, but Israel is the first to...

States that reopened their economies early from coronavirus pandemic shutdowns saw no economic gain over those that had longer closed periods, according to a recent study from the Center for American Progress.  In states with shorter shutdown periods, troubles with paying a mortgage, rent, and loss of earnings increased for residents, the study found. In states with longer shutdowns, the same metrics were either...

New research from the University of California, Berkeley found that the US's coronavirus lockdowns prevented around 60 million infections from March 3 to April 6. China's lockdowns avoided around 285 million infections. Restrictions in Italy kept nearly 50 million people from getting sick, and in Europe overall, lockdowns averted 3.1 million deaths from March to May, according to researchers at Imperial College London. Visit Business...