Tag: Israel Health Care
Nurses in training enlisted to help with corona patients
Given the anticipated shortages of hospital staff able to treat those infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Israeli Ministry of Health has asked nursing schools across the country to train their students in respiratory...
Coronavirus death toll rises to two in Israel, both over 60
Israel’s second victim of coronavirus—a 67-year-old woman who suffered from “a serious pre-existing medical condition”—died on Tuesday at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.
Israel’s first coronavirus fatality was 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Aryeh Even, who was living...
A right to vote but not to dismantle the state
It seems like a devastating argument. If Israeli Jews are willing to accept life-saving treatment from Arab doctors, why won’t they give their representatives in the Knesset a seat in the country’s government?
That’s the...
Israel tells people not to leave home unless ‘absolutely necessary’
The Israeli Health Ministry announced new guidelines on Tuesday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, including a call for all to stay at home unless it is “absolutely necessary” to go out to...
Israeli startup to donate 120,000 face masks to hospitals, medical personnel
An Israeli startup will donate around 120,000 masks made with an anti-pathogen, anti-bacterial fabric it developed that could help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), to Israeli hospitals, medical professionals and coronavirus patients, reported The...
Israeli COVID-19 cases rise to 200; government tightens restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a partial shutdown of Israel’s economy with the aim of stemming the COVID-19 outbreak.
According to Israel’s Health Ministry, as of Sunday, there were 200 confirmed cases...
Netanyahu lays out five-point plan to combat ‘worst pandemic in 100 years’
Eight more Israelis contracted SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) over the weekend, bringing the total number to 25, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared it the worst pandemic in 100 years.
Israel’s Health Ministry reported that patients...
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center ranked among world’s top 10 best hospitals
Newsweek ranked Israel’s Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer as the world’s ninth best hospital for 2020, moving up one spot from last year’s list.
The weekly magazine noted the hospital’s breakthrough research in cardiology, gynecology, genetics and...
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...
Rivlin honors Israeli nurses on International Nurses Day
In honor of International Nurses Day, celebrated around the world on May 12, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin invited nurses and representatives from Israel’s Health Ministry to be honored at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
The large...