Tag: Coronavirus
Israel’s COVID-19 death toll rises to five, strict lockdown announced
The number of Israeli coronavirus fatalities rose to five on Wednesday, according to Israel’s Health Ministry, and 2,030 Israelis have so far been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus. The two latest fatalities were announced...
Bank of Israel: Economic shutdown due to coronavirus could eat 10 percent of GPD
The shutdown of Israel’s economy due to the coronavirus pandemic will come at a cost of up to NIS 130 billion ($36 billion), which is 10 percent of the nation’s GDP, Israel’s Finance Ministry...
Israeli unemployment rate soars to 18.6 percent; official calls for total lockdown
The unemployment rate in Israel reached 18.6 percent on Tuesday with 91 percent of those now out of work being put on unpaid leave as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The nation’s unemployment rate...
Coronavirus death toll rises to two in Israel, both over 60
Israel’s second victim of coronavirus—a 67-year-old woman who suffered from “a serious pre-existing medical condition”—died on Tuesday at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.
Israel’s first coronavirus fatality was 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Aryeh Even, who was living...
AJC starts #BeAMensch initiative to promote and encourage kindness
The American Jewish Committee launched a new initiative on Thursday called #BeAMensch to encourage and showcase “acts of kindness and decency” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Mensch is Yiddish work that means “a person of integrity and...
Homebound seniors in Israel battle isolation, loneliness during pandemic
While a number of Jewish organizations are focused on helping the elderly in Israel, who are at a higher risk of getting extremely sick from the coronavirus (COVID-19), not get infected with coronavirus, the...
UJA-Federation of New York announces $23 million in grants, loans amid pandemic
The UJA-Federation of New York (UJA) on Monday announced more than $23 million in immediate financial assistance to help New Yorkers affected by coronavirus.
The grants and loans are intended to offer immediate relief to...
Pompeo: Iranian officials stole more than $1 billion in coronavirus assistance
Iranian officials have stolen more than $1 billion in European assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic, instead pocketing the funds for themselves, alleges U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Iran has the sixth-most confirmed coronavirus cases with 23,049,...
EU sending 20 million euros to aid virus-embattled Iran
The European Union is planning to send 20 million euros in humanitarian aid to Iran as it struggles with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The E.U. will also support Tehran’s request for IMF financial help, E.U. foreign-policy...
The Satmar Rebbe tests positive for the coronavirus
(דער ארטיקל איז איבערגעזעצט געווארן דורך מרת ש. ב. וואלטער)
רבי אהרן טייטלבוים, איינער פון די גרויסע אנפירער פונם גרויסן מוסד סאטמר, איז דיאגנאזירט געווארן מיט די קאראנע וויראס נאכן זיין אפגעזינדערט פון יעדן איינעם...