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Magen David Adom medical workers perform COVID-19 tests at a drive-through site in Lod, on July 10, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel records highest number of coronavirus deaths in 24-hour period

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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 Ronni Gamzu at a meeting with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at City Hall on Aug. 12, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli coronavirus project coordinator urges public to get tested, adhere to rules to avoid...

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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...
Israeli lab workers test samples for coronavirus in Modi'in, on July 7, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

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,...
Then-Israeli Health Ministry Director-General professor Ronni Gamzu attends a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset, on April 23, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

Israel’s new coronavirus chief launches national plan to combat ongoing pandemic

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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...
Then-Israeli Health Ministry Director-General professor Roni Gamzu attends a Finance Committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on Jan. 7, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

Ronni Gamzu selected as Israel’s national coronavirus project manager

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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...
Israeli health-care workers test samples for coronavirus in Modi'in, on July 7, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israel’s active COVID-19 cases top a record 31,000

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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 at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan protest their work conditions, on July 20, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Nurses in Israel end their nationwide strike

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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...
Nurses protest against their work conditions at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem on July 20, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel’s nurses go on strike in protest over staff shortages

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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...
Medical workers test residents in south Tel Aviv for COVID-19 at a temporary testing site, July 16, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel’s COVID-19 cases near 50,000

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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...
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein speaks during a press conference at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

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...