Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus
Jewish Day Schools Adapt to COVID-19
JNS.org - On a recent June night, 25 people, primarily young children, sat on their couches and watched as a puppeteer explained how he creates...
Netanyahu: COVID-19 Crisis Isn’t Over, Economy Will Have to Wait
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that Israel was not going to lift more restrictions on the economy due to the uptick...
Israel Extends Emergency Coronavirus Regulations for 45 Days
JNS.org - Israel’s Knesset voted on Tuesday to extend emergency regulations aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Lawmakers in the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice...
Kfar Saba Man Becomes Israel’s Youngest COVID-19 Victim at 26
JNS.org - A 26-year-old Israeli man died on Sunday from complications relating to COVID-19, making him Israel’s youngest victim of the pandemic to date. Oshri Asulin,...
Netanyahu: Coronavirus Rate in Israel Still a ‘Red Flag’
JNS.org - At the start of Sunday’s weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the public against flouting guidelines set out...
Despite COVID-19 Resurgence, Israel to Allow Weddings With Up to 250 Guests
Despite a recent resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, the Israeli government approved on Friday the renewal of weddings and religious...
Israel Steps Up Enforcement Measures as Coronavirus Infections Rise
JNS.org - The number of coronavirus cases in Israel is on the rise again and police have stepped up enforcement of regulations, including fines for...
Coronavirus Helps Spur North Americans to Make Record-Setting Aliyah
JNS.org - A total of 51 new olim landed on Tuesday as part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah Flight, in cooperation with the Ministry of...
Israeli Health Minister: Country Nearing 200 New COVID-19 Cases a Day
JNS.org - The rise in coronavirus cases in Israel is becoming dramatic and cause for concern, Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Tuesday. “At this...
Tel Aviv Has Spring in Its Step Again, but Businesses Face New Costs
Israel's main coastal city has returned to work -- and play -- but the coronavirus pandemic has brought new challenges that will weigh heavily on...
Israel Stops Easing COVID-19 Restrictions After ‘Very Sharp Rise’ in New Cases
Israel will stop easing coronavirus restrictions after a sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. "There is a very sharp rise...
El Al Extends Unpaid Leave, Says Can’t Resume Without Bailout
El Al Israel Airlines on Monday extended unpaid leave for 5,800 workers until July 31 and said that without state aid it will not be able to...
Israel’s Coronavirus Infection Rate Holds Steady at 100 a Day
JNS.org - Israel’s COVID-19 death toll stood at 298 on Monday, with 17,915 confirmed cases of infection in total since the start of the pandemic,...
Resumption of Israeli Train Service Derails, Again, Over Virus Fears
JNS.org - Israeli trains will not resume operations on Monday as previously planned, due to the new wave of coronavirus infections. The Cabinet is going to...
