Posts Tagged: Coronavirus Outbreak
Despite Coronavirus, Jews’ Bodies Still Being Flown to Israel for Burial
JNS.org - Despite the coronavirus outbreak and almost the complete shutdown of international travel to Israel, deceased Jews from around the world continue to be...
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Israeli Student Designs Artistic Protective Face Masks
JNS.org - With the demand for protective masks drastically increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic, an Israeli art student has designed something along those lines that...
Biden Aims to Shut Out Sanders in Democratic Primaries Amid Coronavirus Fears
Joe Biden will look to build on his dominant lead in the Democratic presidential race when three states cast votes on Tuesday, but Ohio postponed...
Across America, Jewish Leaders, Schools and Institutions Prepare for Major Shift in Life Due to Coronavirus
JNS.org - Across the United States and countries worldwide, schools are shuttering, events are being postponed, synagogue services are canceling or severely curtailing services, local...
Corona Is Slowing Down, Humanity Will Survive, Says Biophysicist Michael Levitt
CTech - Nobel laureate Michael Levitt, an American-British-Israeli biophysicist who teaches structural biology at Stanford University and spends much of his time in Tel Aviv,...
Republican Jewish Coalition Conference Postponed Amid Spread of Coronavirus
JNS.org - The Republican Jewish Coalition announced on Tuesday that it has postponed its annual conference, scheduled for this weekend, because of the coronavirus outbreak. “In...
World Scrambles to Curb Fast-Spreading Coronavirus
The coronavirus' rapid spread in Iran, Italy, South Korea and elsewhere left alarmed governments and people across the globe rushing on Thursday to implement emergency...
Qatar Accuses Saudi Arabia of Hampering Access to Gulf Meeting on Coronavirus
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of allowing a protracted dispute to hinder Gulf Arab coordination over the coronavirus outbreak by denying the Qatari health minister...
Hundreds of Americans Flown Home From Cruise Ship, 14 With Coronavirus
More than 300 American passengers have been flown home from a cruise ship after two weeks under quarantine off Japan, including 14 found to have...
ADL: Extremists are Using Coronavirus Outbreak to Stoke Hatred Against Jews
JNS.org - Neo-Nazi and white supremacists are using fears of the deadly coronavirus to stoke hated against Jews and spread conspiracy theories on social-media platforms,...
Netanyahu Holds National Preparedness Meeting Over Coronavirus Outbreak
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting at his office in Jerusalem with ministry director generals and staff officials on Sunday morning...
