Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus
Israel Approves Economic Recovery Plan for Business Owners Hit by COVID-19 Closures
JNS.org - Israel’s Cabinet on Monday approved a 2 billion shekel ($624 million) plan to help business owners and the self-employed who have been hurt...
‘Israeli Airport Security Confiscated Our Passports and Took Us Straight to “Corona-Hostels,”’ Recounts Returning Tech Exec
CTech - After Israeli tourists returned from the UK last week, passengers were carted off their flight and taken directly to hotels, known as corona-hostels,...
Israel Police to Clamp Down on New Year’s Celebrations Amid Third National Lockdown
i24 News - Police officers will be deployed across Israel Thursday evening with an order to break-up thousands of illegal New Year’s gatherings amid a...
Nearly 500,000 Israelis Vaccinated as Infection Rate Continues to Rise
JNS.org - As Israel’s COVID-19 infection rate on Tuesday approached that recorded in October at the height of the pandemic’s “second wave,” Israeli Health Minister...
More Than 20,000 People Immigrated to Israel in 2020, Despite the Pandemic
JNS.org - Global pandemic notwithstanding, more than 20,000 Jews from 70 countries made aliyah over the course of 2020, reported the Jewish Agency. Most of the immigrants...
Let’s Hope This Lockdown Is Israel’s Last
JNS.org - One of the lessons officials tasked with managing Israel’s anti-coronavirus campaign have come to learn is that in a situation the likes of...
Drive-Through Ballots – Israel’s Solution to Voting in a Pandemic
Israelis who are sick with COVID-19 will be able to cast their ballots at drive-through polling stations that authorities hope will ensure a smooth election...
Israel Speeds Vaccines, Locks Down in Hope of March Exit From Pandemic
Israel began what officials hope will be its last coronavirus lockdown on Sunday as they ramp up vaccinations to a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...
Israel Imposing Third National COVID-19 Lockdown
Israel will impose a third national lockdown to fight climbing COVID-19 infections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. The curbs will come into effect on Sunday...
UK COVID-19 Variant Detected in Israel, Health Ministry Says
Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly-infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, the Israeli Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Three of...
The Temple Mount Is Now a ‘Hot Spot’ for COVID-19
Nadav Shragai writes this week: With Israel's coronavirus numbers on the rise and the government poised to instate a policy of rigorous restrictions, the worst kept...
Israel’s Coronavirus Coordinator: Life Will Be ‘Saner’ by March
JNS.org - With Israel on track to see an average of 2,500 new COVID-19 cases per day within 10 days, reinstating a policy of rigorous...
Israeli Ventilation System Could Give COVID-19 the ‘Smart’ Treatment
JNS.org - An Israeli startup’s groundbreaking innovation may provide a much-needed remedy to the shortage of ventilators and the overwhelming of staff in COVID-19 wards. “Yehonatan...
Pandemic Brings Dark Times to Jerusalem’s Old City
As night grips Jerusalem's walled Old City, its ancient alleyways become a ghost town of haunting shadows and light. Mornings used to reveal bright picture-postcard scenes...
