Tag: Coronavirus
Israel evacuates backpackers stranded in Peru
Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that a passenger jet will be sent to Peru to begin evacuating Israelis that were stranded in the South American country when it shut its borders in an...
Total lockdown ‘inevitable,’ says Israel’s Public Security Minister
In a conference call Tuesday night with the heads of the country’s security branches, Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan instructed the police and the rest of Israel’s domestic security apparatus to make preparations...
Israeli Health Ministry reports 427 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel continues to rise, with the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday morning reporting that 427 people have so far tested positive for the virus. Five of the...
Israel tells people not to leave home unless ‘absolutely necessary’
The Israeli Health Ministry announced new guidelines on Tuesday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, including a call for all to stay at home unless it is “absolutely necessary” to go out to...
UK butchers ‘work overtime’ to fulfill meat demands for Passover escalated by virus
Butchers in the United Kingdom are hustling to meet an unprecedented demand for kosher meat in light of the many canceled Passover trips due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish News reported.
Sarah Mann Yeager from the British...
Israeli startup to donate 120,000 face masks to hospitals, medical personnel
An Israeli startup will donate around 120,000 masks made with an anti-pathogen, anti-bacterial fabric it developed that could help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), to Israeli hospitals, medical professionals and coronavirus patients, reported The...
Verter fun der Vokh: קאָראָ֜נאַ-ווי֜רוס- Coronavirus, part 2
Coronavirus pandemic
די קאָראָ֜נאַ־ווי֜רוס־פּאַנדעמיע
containment zone: די אײַ֜נהאַלט־<אײַ֜נצאַם־>זאָ֜נע, ־ס
cordon off: אָ֜פּקאָרדאָני֜רן; אײַ֜נקאָרדאָני֜רן; שאַפֿן אַ קאָרדאָ֜ן אַרו֜ם
ÓPKORDONÍRN; ÁYNKORDONÍRN; ShAFN A KORDÓN ARÚM]
deploy the National Guard: צעשטע֜לן <פֿונאַ֜נדערשטעלן> די לאַ֜נדוואַך
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‘Virtual’ Mega Aliyah Event draws 2,500 participants in face of coronavirus crisis
The annual Mega Aliyah Event, which provides potential new immigrants (olim) with an all-encompassing slate of resources for retirees, young professionals, medical professionals, families and singles, that was set to take place in New...
Coronavirus prompts delay in Netanyahu’s trial
By all accounts, Prime Minister Netanyahu may turn out to be one of the beneficiaries of the coronavirus crisis. Benefit #1: As his sidekick the minister of justice has closed the courts, his trial,...
Politics and coronavirus in Israel
It’s been two weeks since the election, and just now the President has interviewed party heads, and selected Benny Gantz to have the first chance at forming a coalition.
Earlier signs of a minority government...