Tag: Coronavirus
Nurses in Israel end their nationwide strike
Nurses in Israel returned to work on Tuesday, a day after launching a nationwide strike on Monday to protest staff shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis.
The National Association of Nurses agreed to end the strike after...
Israel looking to purchase experimental Oxford COVID vaccine
Israel is negotiating for the rights to purchase a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine is safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, according...
Israel adjusts $1.8 billion stimulus plan to exclude top earners
Israel’s government decided on Monday to move ahead with a plan to disburse cash grants to all citizens to help stimulate the economy amid the COVID-19 crisis, though with a number of caveats.
Following a...
Israel’s nurses go on strike in protest over staff shortages
Nurses across Israel launched a strike on Monday to protest staff shortages, which have added to the heavy strain they already endure as they battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Representatives of the Nurses Association and the Finance Ministry...
Israel’s COVID-19 cases near 50,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel is rapidly approaching 50,000, the country’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Some 1,595 people have been diagnosed with the virus between Saturday and Sunday, bringing the tally to...
Israeli education minister: Schools to open, but with restrictions
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Galant announced on Wednesday that the new school year will open on Sept. 1 as usual, but with restrictions in place to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Galant told reporters that...
Netanyahu announces new stimulus plan: Cash for all Israelis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan on Wednesday night to provide individuals and families with a government grant to help them through the coronavirus crisis and stimulate the economy.
In a televised press conference,...
MDA launches pilot program for 15-minute COVID-19 test
A Magen David Adom pilot program for a 15-minute coronavirus test was launched in the central Israeli city of Lod on Wednesday with Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch...
Agencies grapple with food security in the Jewish state, as they also cultivate new...
In early July, Knesset member Tzachi Hanegbi maintained on Israel’s Channel 12 news that those who claim to have reached the point of starvation because of economic struggles during the coronavirus outbreak are speaking “nonsense.”
Israel, like...
‘Hebron is the Wuhan of Palestine’
The coronavirus situation in the Palestinian Authority is far worse than is being reported by the Palestinian media, according to Al-Ayyam columnist Abd al-Nasser al-Najjar.
In a July 11 column, Al-Najjar called the P.A. negligent for its...