Tag: Coronavirus
Israel steps up measures against coronavirus, adds EU countries to quarantine list
Israel’s Health Ministry on Wednesday greatly expanded its measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, adding arrivals from France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Austria to its quarantine list. Under the new directives, tens of...
Number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel now 15
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel currently stands at 15, the country’s Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
The patients are experiencing mild symptoms only and are under quarantine, the ministry said in a statement.
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Three New York Jewish day schools close due to fears of coronavirus
Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy, in the Bronx, N.Y., closed on Tuesday morning after the parent of one of the students tested positive for the coronavirus.
Two other nearby Jewish schools, Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck...
Iraqi TV: Coronavirus is an American plot, similar to past Jewish plots
Iraqi political analyst Muhammad Sadeq Al-Hashemi said in a Feb. 26 interview on Al-Ayam TV (Iraq) that in the 1981 thriller novel titled The Eyes of Darkness, American author Dean Koontz had written about...
Adviser to Iranian leader Khamenei dies of coronavirus
A member of the advisory council for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died of coronavirus on Monday, reported Iranian state radio.
Iranian Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi is the first top official in the Islamic...
Seven confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel; thousands under quarantine
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday that seven Israelis have so far tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), aka “coronavirus.” Thousands of...
Jewish business start to feel the heat as coronavirus affects product acquisition and sales
Fashion designer Breezy (she goes by her first name only) had it all planned out. In order to get her spring clothing line to stores for the upcoming Passover shopping season, she had to...
Jewish groups show solidarity with Chinese Americans amid coronavirus scare
More than 75 Jewish organizations across the United States signed an open letter showing solidarity with the American Chinese and Chinese communities in response to xenophobia over the spread of coronavirus.
“We pledge to help...
MDA operations heightened as first non-quarantined Israeli gets COVID-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Magen David Adom’s national operations center on Thursday along with other senior Israeli officials and ministers as the first Israeli outside of quarantine was diagnosed with COVID-19, the...
Iran coronavirus death toll hits 26; infection continues to spread in the region
Twenty-six people have died so far from coronavirus in Iran, reported the Iranian news agency IRNA on Thursday.
Iranian authorities have closed schools, universities and other educational centers across the country, and have restricted public...