Tag: Coronavirus
Report: US sanctions have strangled at least one-fourth of Iranian oil rigs
U.S. sanctions have caused at least one-quarter of Iran’s oil rigs to be inactive, according to a Reuters report published on Tuesday.
“At least 40 of about 160 oil rigs in Iran remain idle or under repair,” reported...
IDF calls up dozens of reservists to plan coronavirus information campaign
With more than 2,200 active-duty Israeli soldiers under quarantine for COVID-19, the Israel Defense Forces has decided to call up dozens of reservists to help the Home Front Command deal with the challenges the...
A Yiddish rhyme advises how to avoid getting coronavirus (with audio)
מע קען זיך צוהערן צו אַנדערע אַרטיקלען פֿונעם פֿאָרווערטס פֿאָרגעלייענט דורך שׂרה־רחל שעכטער, ווי אויך אַנדערע פֿאָרווערטס־רעקאָרדירונגען, דורכן קוועטשן דאָ.
די נײַע וועלט־מגפֿה, און די מיטלען זיך צו באַוואָרענען פֿאַר איר, זענען בפֿירוש ערנסטע ענינים, בפֿרט...
A tale of two Israeli leaders
As coronavirus dominates headlines all over the world, Israel is emerging as a leader in the global fight to contain the pandemic, quickly enacting strict quarantine measures and border closures to limit the spread...
Number of coronavirus cases in Israel hits 55
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed five new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 55.
Four of the new patients were infected through close contact with people confirmed...
Israel issues mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, including citizens
Israel made the unprecedented move to require all incoming arrivals, including Israeli citizens, to enter a mandatory 14-day quarantine as a result of the coronavirus.
“After a day of complex discussions, we made a decision:...
March of the Living program in Poland postponed due to coronavirus
March of the Living, the largest annual international Holocaust-education program that takes groups to the grounds of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland and then Israel, will not take place in this month because of concerns related...
Israel reports 39 cases of coronavirus, including first of unknown origin
Thirteen new cases of coronavirus were reported by Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday, bringing the total number of Israelis infected with COVID-19 to 39.
Of the new cases, seven recently returned from Europe, and six...
Netanyahu lays out five-point plan to combat ‘worst pandemic in 100 years’
Eight more Israelis contracted SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) over the weekend, bringing the total number to 25, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared it the worst pandemic in 100 years.
Israel’s Health Ministry reported that patients...
As global health crisis worsens, Chabad of China asks for help
As the coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues its worrisome spread around the globe with more than 80 affected countries and territories, China, where the virus originated in late December, has been deeply impacted with more...