Tag: Israel Health Care
Israel records highest number of coronavirus deaths in 24-hour period
Making a grim new record, there were 17 coronavirus fatalities in Israel on Wednesday, which constituted the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the country in a 24-hour period since the start of the...
Israeli coronavirus project coordinator urges public to get tested, adhere to rules to avoid...
Israeli Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu urged the public to get tested for COVID-19 and warned that failure to adhere to social-distancing restrictions and limits on the size of gatherings could lead to another...
349 Israelis in serious condition as coronavirus death toll rises to 554
More than 22,000 coronavirus tests conducted in Israel from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday resulted in 1,801 new confirmed cases, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.
According to Health Ministry data, as of Tuesday afternoon,...
Israel’s new coronavirus chief launches national plan to combat ongoing pandemic
Israel’s newly appointed coronavirus project coordinator, professor Ronni Gamzu, on Tuesday presented his plan to halt the spread of COVID-19.
In a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and...
Ronni Gamzu selected as Israel’s national coronavirus project manager
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center CEO and former Health Ministry director general professor Ronni Gamzu was appointed on Wednesday night to lead Israel’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The appointment, made by Israeli Prime...
Israel’s active COVID-19 cases top a record 31,000
The number of active coronavirus cases in Israel passed 31,000 on Wednesday, the highest figure recorded since the onset of the pandemic in March and a one-week increase of 10,000 cases, according to the...
Nurses in Israel end their nationwide strike
Nurses in Israel returned to work on Tuesday, a day after launching a nationwide strike on Monday to protest staff shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis.
The National Association of Nurses agreed to end the strike after...
Israel’s nurses go on strike in protest over staff shortages
Nurses across Israel launched a strike on Monday to protest staff shortages, which have added to the heavy strain they already endure as they battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Representatives of the Nurses Association and the Finance Ministry...
Israel’s COVID-19 cases near 50,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel is rapidly approaching 50,000, the country’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Some 1,595 people have been diagnosed with the virus between Saturday and Sunday, bringing the tally to...
Edelstein: Israel will likely have to initiate a full lockdown next week
In a tense meeting of top officials on Tuesday, Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said that unless the country’s COVID-19 numbers don’t change within the next three days, “there would be no option but...