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People walk in downtown Jerusalem on June 16, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Of 1,000-plus new coronavirus cases, only 8 percent reported among elderly Israelis

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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....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice Premier Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 14, 2020. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Israel steps up enforcement measures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

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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...
Israeli commuters ride a public bus in the southern city of Ashkelon on March 29, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel’s train system to return to full service on June 8

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Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein agreed on Sunday to return Israel’s train system to full service on June 8 and increase the passenger limit for buses, as part of...
A nurse in the coronavirus unit of Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv, on May 4, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Jerusalem College of Technology awarded $9 million grant to support nursing program

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The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) announced a $9 million grant from the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust for the construction of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences building. “The grant...

COVID-19’s long-term impact on the health system

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The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sea change in how countries are managed internally, as well as changes in relations between countries. It is also causing significant changes in health-care systems everywhere It has become...
Shoppers at the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem after it reopened on May 7, 2020, following weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Malls and outdoor markets reopen as Israel further eases COVID-19 restrictions

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Israel’s malls and outdoor markets reopened on Thursday morning, much to the delight of retailers and shoppers alike. Considered potential “hotspots” for the spread of COVID-19, such sites were among the last to be permitted...
A Magen David Adom medical team member handles a coronavirus test sample in Jerusalem on April 17, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel gears up for mass coronavirus antibody testing, says top health official

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A top Israeli health official said on Tuesday that the government is about to launch a campaign to test the population for coronavirus antibodies. Israeli Health Ministry director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov told The New York Times that 100,000...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents a graph showing the drop in new coronavirus cases in the country over the past few weeks at a press conference in Jerusalem, where he announced the easing or lifting of lockdown measures, May 4, 2020. Credit: GPO.

Netanyahu lauds Israel’s coronavirus ‘success,’ announces gradual reopening of economy

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday touted Israel’s “major success” in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, and laid out the government’s plan for a phased reopening of the economy following weeks of lockdowns. Speaking at...
People walk at the Mamilla Mall near Jerusalem's Old City on May 3, 2020. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Israel’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 234; nearly 10,000 have recovered

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The number of Israelis who have recovered from coronavirus infection stands at 9,858, the country’s Health Ministry reported Monday. The virus has so far claimed the lives of 234 citizens. A total of 6,145 Israelis...
Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikvah, Israel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli biotech company starts clinical trials of CBD-steroid treatment for virus

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The Israel-based biotech company Stero Biotechs has started a small-scale clinical trial at Rabin Medical Center’s Golda Hasharon Campus in Petach Tikvah on the effects of a steroid-Cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on hospitalized COVID-19 patients. “Steroid...