Tag: Coronavirus
Rise in new Israeli COVID-19 cases sparks concern
The Israel Defense Forces’ coronavirus task force warned on Monday that the rise in COVID-19 morbidity over the past few days could indicate that the downward trend observed over the course of the past...
Clinical trials of Israeli coronavirus vaccine underway
The first Israeli SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was administered at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan on Sunday to the first volunteer in a clinical trial.
The vaccine, called “BriLife,” was developed by the...
Israel extends COVID-19 state of emergency until Jan. 3
The Israeli Cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of the COVID-19-spurred state of emergency by 60 days, from Nov. 5 until Jan. 3, 2021.
The measure was approved via conference call and will take effect...
The many challenges facing Israel’s incoming coronavirus chief Nachman Ash
The main challenge facing Israel’s newly appointed National Coronavirus Project Coordinator Nachman Ash is not the pandemic itself, but politics, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday.
Ash will have to finish the process of leading Israel out...
Israeli Health Ministry calls for teachers to take COVID-19 tests before schools reopen
As Israel prepares to send first- to fourth-grade children back to the classroom, the country’s Health Ministry is calling for some 60,000 public-school teachers nationwide to be tested for COVID-19.
The testing will be carried...
Netanyahu: Following lockdown, Israel’s COVID-19 morbidity among lowest in the world
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that while the country’s nationwide lockdown has dramatically lowered COVID-19 morbidity, lifting the restrictions would be a drawn-out process.
In his opening address to the coronavirus cabinet...
Israeli envoy asks Belgian news site to remove photo of masked ultra-Orthodox Jew
Israeli Ambassador to Belgium Emmanuel Nahshon is accusing a major English-language news outlet in Belgium, The Brussels Times, of anti-Semitism after the paper used an image of an ultra-Orthodox Jew wearing a mask to illustrate...
Group rallies against Cuomo, de Blasio over new COVID restrictions directed at Jews
Supporters of a grassroots group seeking to end anti-Semitism held a rally outside of the New York Public Library last Thursday to express their dismay with recent comments and actions by New York Gov....
‘Jewish Journal of Los Angeles’ ends print edition, plans to move online
The Los Angeles-based Jewish Journal has halted its print edition as of Oct. 16 and is planning to move its news operations online.
In an Oct. 7 editor’s note, publisher and editor-in-chief David Suissa expressed hope that the...
World Zionist Congress to convene online for first time ever, due to pandemic
The 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC) will be held online for the first time since its inception, with 720 delegates and observers from more than 30 countries participating, Israel’s Government Press Office announced on...