COVID-19 spikes as Israel lifts lockdown

The Israeli Ministry of Health reported this morning that 1,069 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. The latest data reflects the first time daily virus cases…

Gaza health sector near collapse by COVID-19

Gaza public health officials are warning that a sharp increase in coronavirus infections in the Palestinian enclave could soon overwhelm its limited medical system as soon as next week. The…

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…

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…

Israel’s COVID-19 rate slows on Passover Eve

Israel’s Ministry of Health is reporting a slight slow-down in the number of newly-diagnosed cases of the coronavirus. 9,404 Israelis are nevertheless currently combating the disease. 122 of the overall…

Nationwide Israeli lockdown on Passover

Israel’s mortality rate from the coronavirus rose by 8 in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 60. There has also been a steady rise of confirmed…