Posts Tagged: coronavirus
Israeli Company Developing 75-Minute COVID-19 Test Kit
CTech - Rehovot-based AID Genomics is developing a coronavirus (Covid-19) test kit that according to the company will provide results within 75 minutes. The target audience...
Following COVID-19 — Right Over the Green Line
JNS.org - The coronavirus pandemic knows no borders, and its rate of infection is breaking records by the day. It’s also a fact that shutting...
Israeli Tech Investment Celebration Continues as Startups Raise $2.5 Billion in Q2
CTech - Coronavirus (Covid-19) has not yet impacted startups in Israel, according to the IVC ZAG report released on Wednesday. Startups in Israel raised $2.5...
Kansas Newspaper Publisher Apologizes for Posting Cartoon Comparing Coronavirus Regulations to Holocaust
The publisher of a local Kansas newspaper who posted an antisemitic cartoon comparing coronavirus regulations to the Holocaust apologized on Sunday after being initially defiant. The...
Facing a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle Eastern leaders at a crossroads as they struggle to...
The Overnight Camp Summer That Wasn’t
JNS.org - Dahlia Jones was looking forward to this summer. For six years, she’s been attending Eisner Camp, and this year would have been her...
Israel’s IAI Signs Collaboration Agreement With UAE’s Group 42 to Jointly Battle COVID-19
CTech - Israel Aerospace Industries announced Thursday that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Group 42 of Abu Dhabi. The companies will collaborate in...
Masked Mitzvot: Welcoming New Life Amid COVID-19
JNS.org - “In this time of great darkness, the souls who come down now must be sources of great light.” -- Rabbi Doniel Katz, whose...
A Trip to Israel During Coronavirus Yields Some Lessons
Earlier this week, after months of self-imposed quarantine and rigidly adhered-to social distancing, I abandoned caution and flew with my son Meir to Israel, so...
Software Giant Amdocs Layoffs Are Only the First Wave of COVID-19 Storm
CTech - Software giant Amdocs is firing around 1,000 employees due to the severe damage to the company's business in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19)...
A Lesson in Surviving Coronavirus: The Need for Mental Health Professionals
This past March, while I was in Miami, I contracted COVID-19. I was put into an induced coma on a respirator twice, for nearly 30...
Top Israeli Scientist Fears Country Has Lost Control of Coronavirus Pandemic
A top Israeli scientist issued a stark warning on Wednesday, saying the rising pace of coronavirus infections could soon lead to the collapse of the...
Amid Coronavirus, Israelis Seek Travel Within
JNS.org - Israelis love family, they love the beach, they love parties, and they love Bamba snacks. But most of all, Israelis love to travel....
As Anxiety Deepens, Is There Room for Optimism?
JNS.org - We are going through a strange moment. After months of hibernation, we’re taking baby steps to reclaiming our lives. Even if we have...
