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 05, 2020
Israeli stores set to reopen after 2nd lockdown
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet has approved the reopening of some stores this coming Sunday, 8 November. This, as part of the gradual lifting of measures to inhibit further spreading of COVID-19…
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 30, 2020
Israel lifts more COVID restrictions
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is gradually introducing the second phase of the country’s exit plan from the nationwide lockdown that officially ended earlier this month. A month-long closure enacted on 18…
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…
Oct 19, 2020
Ultra-Orthodox defy Israel’s COVID plan
Several prominent Israeli politicians are advocating the enactment of stern measures against Jewish religious seminaries and schools that fail to comply with government directives to curb the coronavirus pandemic, primarily…
Oct 16, 2020
Israel eases 2nd lockdown
Israel's Coronavirus Cabinet has approved the lifting of restrictions imposed as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb the pandemic. Starting Sunday, which is the first business day of the…
Sep 25, 2020
Israel to mark Yom Kippur in tight lockdown
Israel officially entered a nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing spread of the coronavirus, during which the population’s freedom-of-movement will significantly be restricted for a minimum of 16 days. Israeli Police…