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Israel shortens quarantine as COVID chief reports 20,000 new cases

By Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Ariel Kahana, Sonia Gorodeisky and Maya Cohen

Government approves millions in aid for cultural institutions impacted by the Omicron wave. Under pressure, PM Bennett weighs ending weeklong ...

High school teachers bristle over decision to mandate vaccines or COVID tests

Majority of public unhappy with government's handling of 5th COVID wave, poll finds

By Ran Reznik

Despite claims by Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton that 90% of Israeli students are going to school per normal, just 27% ...

Israel could see up to 2 million COVID cases within 2 weeks, researchers warn

By Assaf Golan, Noam Dvir, Yori Yalon and Reuters

As number of new cases mushrooms, with patients hospitalized in serious condition for COVID doubling in a week, education minister ...

Air travel ban cannot be justified, former Health Ministry No. 2 says

By Shimon Yaish

Prof. Itamar Grotto says data points to more Omicron infections from community spread than from foreign tourists or Israelis returning ...

Chief COVID Officer warns ICU units in Israel already at 'peak capacity'

By Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Assaf Golan and ILH Staff

Health Ministry's Chief COVID-19 Officer Professor Salman Zarka says Omicron wave will be like nothing we've seen before, stresses that ...

Bennett in quarantine after COVID case reported on flight from UAE

By i24NEWS, Reuters and ILH Staff

South African study indicates that two doses of Pfizer vaccine appear to provide 70% protection against hospitalization in cases of ...

Officials wary of upcoming Rosh Hashanah gatherings as COVID infection rate hits 8.43%

By Ran Reznik, Maytal Yasur Beit-Or and Assaf Golan

With no official guidelines for how to celebrate High Holidays, Health Ministry Director-General recommends Israelis hold limited gatherings outdoors, ask ...

Portugal bans entry to Israelis over virus concerns

By Shimon Yaish

Lisbon becomes first European government to ban entry to Israelis following EU recommendation member-states reimpose restrictions on countries from seven ...