Tag: Israel Ministry of Health
Report: Mossad secures ventilators, vital medical equipment from undisclosed source
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has managed to secure an array of critical medical equipment necessary to combat the country’s coronavirus outbreak, Hebrew media reported on Monday.
According to the reports, 25,000 N-95 respirator masks, 20,000...
Tens of thousands view prayer online at Western Wall to end coronavirus
A total of 50,000 people watched a prayer service online that took place at the Western Wall on Wednesday evening (29 Adar on the Jewish calendar), when dozens of worshipers prayed for the end of the...
Israeli Health Ministry: Only 1,500 ventilators; another 2,864 ones expected
At present, Israel has only 1,500 ventilators in stock that are “usable and available,” Israeli Health Ministry director general Moshe Bar Siman Tov said on Thursday, contradicting a report presented to the country’s parliament...
Israel’s COVID-19 death toll rises to five, strict lockdown announced
The number of Israeli coronavirus fatalities rose to five on Wednesday, according to Israel’s Health Ministry, and 2,030 Israelis have so far been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus. The two latest fatalities were announced...
Israeli Health Ministry reports 427 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel continues to rise, with the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday morning reporting that 427 people have so far tested positive for the virus. Five of the...
Israeli COVID-19 cases hit 250, government mulls stricter measures
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed Monday that the number of COVID-19 patients in the country had increased to 250. Four patients are in serious condition and the rest are showing little to no symptoms, according...
Number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel now 15
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel currently stands at 15, the country’s Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
The patients are experiencing mild symptoms only and are under quarantine, the ministry said in a statement.
More...
200 Israeli students quarantined after contact with coronavirus-infected South Koreans
At least 180 Israeli students have been put in isolation after coming in contact with a group of South Korean tourists who tested positive for Covid-19, the disease spread by the SARS-Cov-2 virus (aka...
Israel’s coronavirus plan includes commandeering hospitals, closing tourist sites
Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing for the possibility of the SARS-CoV-2 virus arriving in the country, and has drawn up a plan to treat patients and prevent the spread of the virus.
While no cases...
Worried about coronavirus, Israel bars foreigners from high-risk countries
Foreigners who recently traveled to countries in Asia where the coronavirus has spread will be barred from entering Israel, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced on Monday.
Deri said that guidelines by Israel’s Ministry of Health...