Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus
As Death Toll Rises, Israel Braces for ‘5,000 Patients on Ventilators’
JNS.org - As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel continues to rise, Israeli health workers are saying that the worst may have yet...
200 Israelis and 74 Foreign Nationals Arrive Home From Abroad Due to Pandemic
JNS.org - A special flight with 200 Israelis who were stranded in Hungary departed on Thursday from the Hungarian capital of Budapest and arrived back...
As Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 12, Israel’s Netanyahu Orders Preparations for Tighter Movement Restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Friday that preparations be made for a “significant tightening of the restrictions on movement so as to further...
Coronavirus Claims Three More Victims in Israel, All Over the Age of 80
JNS.org - The number of Israelis infected with the coronavirus rose by 171 to 2,666 on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health, with an...
Israeli Health Ministry: Only 1,500 Ventilators; Another 2,864 Ones Expected
JNS.org - At present, Israel has only 1,500 ventilators in stock that are “usable and available,” Israeli Health Ministry director general Moshe Bar Siman Tov...
Israeli Troops to Help Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
Israel will deploy armed troops to support police on street patrols in enforcing a lockdown against the coronavirus epidemic, the military said on Friday. About 500...
Controversial Mass Surveillance Program Has Identified 500 Coronavirus Patients, Shin Bet Says
More than 500 coronavirus patients have been identified in Israel so far by a controversial digital mass-surveillance program, the Shin Bet internal security service revealed...
Palestinians Leave Jobs in Israel, Citing Coronavirus Risk
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has ordered home Palestinian laborers in Israel and in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying their jobs exposed them to...
Israeli Leaders Open Up Nuclear Bunker in War on Coronavirus
The Israeli government has opened up a war bunker in the Jerusalem hills to help coordinate its campaign against the spread of the coronavirus, Israeli officials said...
With Knesset Oversight in Place, High Court Greenlights COVID-19 Surveillance
JNS.org - Israel’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday lifted an injunction barring its internal security agency, the Shin Bet, from using digital mass-surveillance technology to...
Heartening Photo Shows Jewish and Muslim Emergency Responders in Israel Taking Joint Prayer Break Amid Coronavirus Crisis
One of the enduring images of the coronavirus was captured in Israel on Wednesday, as a camera caught the remarkable sight of two emergency workers...
Israeli Defense Ministry Launches COVID-19 Voice-Test Study
An analysis of coronavirus patients' voices could yield a "vocal fingerprint" to help detect COVID-19 symptoms in others and prioritize testing and treatment, the Israeli...
Bank of Israel: Economic Shutdown Due to Coronavirus Could Eat Up 10 Percent of GPD
JNS.org - The shutdown of Israel’s economy due to the coronavirus pandemic will come at a cost of up to NIS 130 billion ($36 billion),...
Israeli Soldiers’ New Frontier: Delivering Food to Grandma
JNS.org - As Israel’s defense establishment plays an increasingly important role in the nation’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic, the Israel Defense Forces announced on...
