Tag: Israeli Ministry of Health
Israel weighing COVID-19 restrictions for Hanukkah, says Health Ministry chief
Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy on Sunday called the latest COVID-19 data “worrisome.”
In an interview with Army Radio, Levy explained: “There is an increase in the reproduction rate, which is 1.16 . There...
Israel’s Health Ministry reports drastic increase in COVID-19 cases
Israel’s Health Ministry has reported a drastic increase in the number of patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Some 569 people tested positive out of the total of 17,472 that were tested...
Israel to purchase millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
Israel’s Health Ministry on Friday reached an understanding with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive millions of doses of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and the two parties are discussing the final details of the agreement,...
Israel’s Health Ministry says lockdown possible over Hanukkah
Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy said on Thursday that he doesn’t know if there will be a lockdown over Hanukkah, “but we are identifying an increase in morbidity, and it could lead...
Netanyahu: Israel in talks with Moderna to increase coronavirus vaccine supply
Israel is working to increase the number of coronavirus vaccine doses it is set to acquire from drugmaker Moderna, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, noting he had spoken with Moderna CEO...
Israel eases new set of COVID-19 restrictions
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet decided on Monday to lift certain restrictions on the public, as part of a gradual reopening of the economy following weeks of full and partial lockdowns.
The Cabinet ruled that students in...
Israel to pay more than $237.5 million for potential Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Israel signed a deal on Friday with Pfizer to receive 8 million doses of the pharmaceutical company’s potential coronavirus vaccine, announced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli leader said that the two-dose treatment of the potential...
Report: COVID outbreak in Israel to worsen over winter
A new report from the Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center finds that Israel is likely to see a spike in infections over the winter, when people will convene in small indoor spaces. The...
In surprise move, third top Israeli health official resigns
Israel’s Health Ministry Deputy Director Itamar Grotto announced his resignation on Sunday in what some in the health-care system described as a “surprising move.”
Grotto is the third senior Health Ministry official to resign since...
Netanyahu: Retail shops to reopen Sunday with four-customer limit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that retail shops will be allowed to resume business on Sunday, with a four-customer limit.
Netanyahu said that the decision was reached during Wednesday’s coronavirus Cabinet meeting,...