Posts Tagged: COVID-19
Migrant Detentions at US-Mexico Border Hit Record Highs as Title 42 Ends
Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that...
Covid is No Longer a Global Health Emergency – WHO
i24 News - The Covid pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc, and deepened inequalities, is no longer...
Chinese State Media Seek to Reassure Public Over COVID-19
Thousands of Chinese took to the streets to mark the New Year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID-19...
Streets Deserted in China’s Cities as New COVID Surge Looms
Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in COVID-19 cases that has...
China’s Xi Unwilling to Accept Vaccines Despite Threat from Protests, US Official Says
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and while recent protests there are not...
On Polio and Jews, One New York Times Journalist Learns From COVID Mistakes
Most of the time this column about the New York Times is devoted to criticizing it. That makes sense — the paper’s coverage of Israel...
Antisemitism ‘Flourishing’ Among Pandemic Conspiracy Groups in UK: Report
Antisemitism remains widespread within Britain's COVID-19 conspiracy movement and could present escalating risks for Jews in the UK, according to a report by the Community...
Fourth COVID-19 Shot ‘Effective’ at Protecting Elderly From Omicron Variant in Nursing Homes, Israeli Study Finds
A fourth COVID-19 shot reduces the risk of death by 72 percent among those with an average age of 80, according to an Israeli study...
Israeli Researchers Find Some COVID-19 Patients Are ‘Incubators’ for New Variants
In a study about how COVID-19 variants are formed, researchers in Israel have found that patients with a weakened immune system are at risk for...
‘Something Isn’t Working’: Israeli Researchers Urge Overhaul of Strategies to Combat 2021 Rise in Antisemitic Attacks Worldwide
Antisemitic attacks worldwide saw a “dramatic rise” in 2021 from the previous year, with the highest number of incidents reported in major Western democracies, including...
Israeli Researchers Say ‘Promising’ Supplements From Pumpkins, Peas Could Help Body Fight COVID-19
Israeli researchers believe a combination of readily-available substances found in pumpkin, peas, cashews and other fruits and vegetables can help protect the body against COVID-19...
Israel’s PM Bennett Tests Covid Positive Amid Negev Summit
i24 News - Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested positive for Covid-19, the premier's office said in a statement on Monday, and will continue to...
Covid in Israel: Reproduction Rate Ticking Upward, Close to One Again
i24 News - The reproduction rate of Covid-19 in Israel is inching back up again, nearly reaching one, fresh data released Thursday by the Israeli...
‘Taking a Blood Test of the City’: How Israel’s Sewage Can Fight the Next COVID-19 Wave
Israel is spearheading a project for the early detection of traces of COVID-19 in wastewater in cities around the country, as testing mandates are being...
