Roundup: Israel tightens anti-coronavirus measures; China donates new medical aid to Syria


  • World
  • Friday, 25 Sep 2020

CAIRO, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israel, currently under renewed nationwide lockdown to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, decided on Thursday to further tighten the anti-coronavirus measures. Meanwhile, China donated a new batch of medical aid to Syria for fighting the coronavirus.

Israel on Thursday reported 4,945 new COVID-19 cases and 51 more deaths, raising the tally of confirmed infections to 209,635 and the death toll to 1,376. The total number of recoveries increased to 148,417, with the addition of 3,454 new recoveries.

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