Tag: Israeli Ministry of Health
Third person dies in Israel from West Nile virus
A third person in Israel has died of West Nile virus, at the Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center in Ramat Gan, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Three additional patients at Sheba Medical Center...
Israeli Health Ministry: Rising number of students smoking
An Israeli Health Ministry report on cigarette smoking released on Tuesday spotlighted a growing trend with grave consequences.
“It is estimated that in Israel the percentage of smokers is over 20% of the adult population,...
Israel to lift indoor mask mandate
Israel’s indoor mask mandate is to be lifted on April 23 at 8 p.m., pending approval by the Knesset Health Committee, Israel’s prime minister and health minister announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.
The...
Polio found in sewage samples in Tiberias
Remnants of poliovirus were discovered in sewage samples in Tiberias, adding to the growing list of hot spots in the country, Israel’s Ministry of Health said in a statement.
A 4-year-old girl from Jerusalem tested positive for...
Israel reports first polio case since 1989
A four-year-old boy from Jerusalem has contracted the first known case of polio in Israel since 1989, the Health Ministry reported on Sunday.
A ministry official told Israel Hayom that the child was in state of weakness...
Study shows spike in COVID-related depression, anxiety among Israeli teens
There was a significant spike in mental health diagnoses and consumption of different types of psychiatric medications by Israeli adolescents during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has shown.
The...
Israel to end ban on incoming travelers amid rapid uptick in COVID infections
The Israeli government has announced that it will end all restrictions on international travel starting on Friday.
The director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Health Nachman Ash said that all countries will be removed from the...
Israel to launch ‘happy badge’ program for weddings and large events
With Israel’s wedding season a week away and the rate of COVID-19 infection rising, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signed off on a program on Thursday that would allow weddings and other celebrations to...
Israel’s COVID czar named new Health Ministry director
Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz on Monday named National Coronavirus Project Coordinator Professor Nachman Ash as the director-general of the Health Ministry.
The nomination follows the resignation of current Health Ministry chief, Prof. Hezi Levi, who is slated...
Israel using vaccines rejected by Palestinian Authority
Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levi said on Monday that Israel was using the COVID-19 vaccines that the Palestinian Authority had rejected.
The vaccines Israel had planned to send to the P.A. are being used “right...