4,674 new COVID cases confirmed as positive test rate drops
The 10.5% positive test rate is still among the highest in the world, according to the National Coronavirus Knowledge and ...
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5,647 new COVID cases reported, serious cases steady at 875
Death toll stands at 1,757 since start of epidemic in Israel. National corona information center: It's too soon to reach ...
'Aliyah can help Israel out of the COVID crisis'
Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog talks to Israel Hayom about the huge spike in applications to immigrate to Israel since ...
Educators fearful COVID distance learning will lead to 'lost generation'
Parents worried about the emotional effects of children being cut off from their peers and their routines, while high school ...
IDF redeploys medical personnel to civilian war against COVID
Military opens two COVID-19 wards at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and sets up new unit to conduct contact tracing.
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox protesters in several communities
News reporter attacked by group of Haredi youths; police officer filmed throwing empty bucket at young boy.
Trump's doctor 'cautiously optimistic' about president's condition
Dr. Sean Conley says US president was treated with a steroid after a drop in oxygen levels on Saturday to ...
How 3 previous pandemics changed the world
From the rise and fall of major religions to the very structure of society, mass outbreaks of disease have challenged ...
Deeming 'spiritual death' a bigger threat than COVID, Hassidic rebbes go rogue
While many members of Israel's Haredi sector are careful to follow public health regulations put in place to stem the ...
Health Ministry struggles with obstinate Haredi enclaves as leading rabbi tests positive
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the most important spiritual leaders in Lithuanian Haredi circles, contracts COVID at age 92.