New restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 took effect in Israel on Wednesday, after the largely vaccinated country saw the highest daily infection rate since January. The measures, announced Sunday, require vaccination certificates or negative coronavirus tests to enter a range of public spaces, including restaurants and bars, cultural and sports venues, hotels and gyms, the health ministry said. The same applies to worshippers wishing to enter synagogues, mosques or churches with more than 50 people in attendance. In addition, the capacity of stores, shopping malls and industrial parks will be limited to one person per seven square metres. After its launch last December, Israel's widely praised vaccination drive helped to drastically bring down infections. According to the health ministry, 58 percent of Israel's roughly 9.3 million residents have received two shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. But infections are surging again, driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant of the virus, with restrictions that were lifted in June reimposed since July. According to the health ministry, more than 8,700 people tested positive for coronavirus on...