Tag: Protective Gear
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher donate cargo of PPE to health-care workers in...
British Jewish comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, Australian actress Isla Fisher, helped donate a cargo of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was airlifted to healthcare workers in the United Kingdom...
Jewish family in Texas converts kipahs to face masks for homeless community
A Jewish family in Houston is turning kipahs into face masks for their town’s homeless population to wear during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Jason family has already collected nearly 700 from donations and has dubbed their campaign “Kippahs to...
Jewish federation announces nearly $9 million in third round of corona-relief grants
The UJA-Federation of New York announced on Wednesday nearly $9 million in new COVID-19 relief grants to support struggling Jewish families, frontline workers and others in the New York region.
This is the federation’s third...
Chabad center in Southeast Florida distributes 50,000-plus masks streetside
A Chabad center in Florida conducted a free drive-through mask distribution and handed out more than 50,000 masks to help people stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Las Olas Chabad Jewish Center in Fort Lauderdale,...
Israeli officials make wearing masks in public mandatory
The Israeli government announced on Tuesday a new regulation requiring people to wear masks in public in order to help stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis last...
Yeshivahs distribute medical equipment, turn gym into field hospital for patients
Two yeshivahs in New York state have found unique approaches to helping medical professionals combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv in Nassau County assembled what is being described as a “field hospital” for coronavirus patients...
Report: Israel may require public to wear masks when leaving home
As Israel suffered its 16th death from the coronavirus on Monday evening with 4,695 people infected, the Health Ministry is considering to require the public to where surgical masks when going outside.
Until now, the...
Amid coronavirus outbreak, Israeli student designs artistic protective face masks
With the demand for protective masks drastically increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic, an Israeli art student has designed something along those lines that makes life a bit more colorful right now.
As part of her...
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...