Dec 15, 2020
Israel’s coronavirus deaths top 3,000
Israel marked a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, with 3,004 people now having died of the virus. Just since midnight last night, the Israeli Health Ministry said 1,879 more…
Nov 17, 2020
Israel may secure Russian vaccine
Israel is working hard to secure enough coronavirus vaccine for every one of the nation’s citizens. As part of his efforts to cast a wider net, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Nov 12, 2020
Israel to reopen Eilat, Dead Sea hotels
Hotels in the Israeli Red Sea resort city of Eilat and the Dead Sea are set to reopen next week, as part of the easing of coronavirus restrictions, following passage…
Nov 10, 2020
Israel works to obtain new vaccine
Israel has signed a deal to be among the world’s first nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine candidate by the U.S. biotech firm Arcturus Therapeutics. The company announced that it…
Nov 02, 2020
Israel starts human trials of COVID-19 vaccine
Human clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine have begun at Israel's Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona. The institute, which is overseen by the Defense Ministry (IMoD), began…
Oct 26, 2020
Israel’s Corona Cabinet approves phased school reopening
Israeli schoolchildren enrolled in the first through fourth grades will return to the classroom on 1 November, according to the decision of the government special Coronavirus Cabinet. The country is…
Oct 20, 2020
Israeli vaccine set to begin human trials
The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has announced that human trials of its coronavirus vaccine are set to get underway later this month. The name of the Israeli vaccine…