Tag: Fatalities
Of 1,000-plus new coronavirus cases, only 8 percent reported among elderly Israelis
The 24-hour period from midnight on Friday to midnight on Saturday saw another 1,147 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel. More than two-thirds (67 percent) of new cases were confirmed in people aged 0-39....
Isaac Herzog: 2,200 Jews died of coronavirus in countries other than US, Russia
Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog told Jewish leaders from abroad that the coronavirus has claimed the lives of some 2,200 Diaspora Jews, not counting those from the United States and Russia, the...
Israel’s ‘coronavirus Cabinet’ to weigh lockdowns of heavily infected areas
Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet is meeting on Thursday to discuss imposing closures on areas with high rates of infection.
According to Channel 12, the areas under consideration include Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Ashdod, Beit Shemesh, Ramle, Lod, Yavne,...
Israel sees six more COVID-19 deaths, as Beitar Illit declared a restricted zone
Israel recorded six more coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll from the disease to 343, according to the Israeli Health Ministry.
Since Tuesday, more than 1,000 people tested positive...
Israel shuts bars, restricts synagogue capacity as COVID-19 surges
The Israeli government on Monday approved a series of measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19, following a heated emergency session of the “coronavirus Cabinet,” the Knesset committee tasked with overseeing the country’s...
Netanyahu: ‘Very strong’ COVID-19 resurgence is an ‘emergency situation’
Israel is in the midst of a renewed, “very strong” resurgence of COVID-19 that will see “an increase and a doubling of the number of severe cases,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at...
Israel limits some gatherings to 50, as number of serious COVID cases increases
Israel’s ministerial committee that deals with the coronavirus crisis unanimously accepted on Monday a recommendation by the Ministry of Health to limit certain social gatherings to 50 people.
Concerts, museums and weddings are still allowed...
Israel continues to weigh new restrictions as coronavirus cases rise
A meeting of Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet on Sunday to discuss the possible implementation of new restrictions to stem the sharply rising number of new COVID-19 cases ended without any final decision having been made...
Israel steps up enforcement measures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Israel on Monday approved a series of steps regarding the country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including beefing up enforcement measures and authorizing the creation of a new national enforcement authority.
Among the steps approved...
Israel on edge as COVID-19 numbers start to surge
Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday ordered hospitals to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus as infections climbed to more than 300 per day.
The ministry diagnosed 341 cases in the past 24 hours—the highest...