Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus
Israel Imposes Week-Long Restrictions on Coronavirus Contagion Zones
Israel on Tuesday began a week-long campaign of night curfews and school closures in dozens of towns and neighborhoods with high coronavirus counts, hoping it will...
Israel Announces Partial National Lockdown After Coronavirus Surge
Israel will impose a partial national lockdown next week to battle a coronavirus infection surge, the head of its pandemic task force said on Thursday, shouting...
In Last-Minute Decision, Israel Decides Not to Open Schools in ‘Red’ COVID Cities
JNS.org - Children in cities, towns and local authorities designated “red” under Israel’s newly-approved “traffic light” plan for managing the coronavirus crisis will not return to...
Screens and Scripture: An Israeli Seminary Fights Coronavirus
Cocooned among plastic-sheeted cubicles stacked high with sacred books, Jewish seminary students have found a way to keep their studies in Israel going safely amid...
‘The Melody is Caged’: Israel’s Netta on How the Show Can’t Go On
On a balcony overlooking Tel Aviv, a familiar figure in pink headphones sways to the beat as she crafts performances that look very different from...
Ukraine to Restrict Jewish Pilgrimage in Response to Israel Plea
Ukraine said on Tuesday it would limit the number of Hasidic Jews planning to enter the country for an annual pilgrimage after Israel voiced feared the event...
Israel Delays Budget Deadline, Avoiding Another Snap Election
Israel's feuding government leaders on Monday avoided plunging the country into its fourth election in less than two years, postponing a deadline for passage of...
Israel Opens Floating Cinema for Coronavirus-Safe Viewing
Movie-goers boarded boats floating on the shimmering waters of a Tel Aviv lake on Thursday for a test screening at Israel's first "sail-in" cinema. With indoor...
UAE’s G42 Healthcare and Israel’s NanoScent Sign MOU for COVID-19 Screening Test
Abu Dhabi's G42 Healthcare has signed a preliminary agreement with Israel's NanoScent to develop, distribute, and manufacture a test that detects COVID-19 from exhaled air, the...
Coronavirus Chief: ‘Israel Has Lowest Mortality Rate in the World’
JNS.org - According to Israel’s Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu, his main goal right now is to combat and contain the virus “without implementing a...
Israeli Hospital Trials Super-Quick Saliva Test for COVID-19
A newly-developed saliva test aims to determine in less than a second whether or not you are infected with the novel coronavirus, Israel's largest medical center...
Israeli Coronavirus Project Coordinator Urges Public to Get Tested, Adhere to Rules to Avoid Lockdown
JNS.org - Israeli Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu urged the public to get tested for COVID-19 and warned that failure to adhere to social-distancing restrictions...
As Israel Struggles With COVID-19, Belzer Rebbe Exacerbates Problem
“Israel remains among the top countries globally as well.” Top, mind you. Number 8, in fact, proportionate counting by population. Wow! Except this is not...
Israel to Begin Partial Reopening of Skies on Aug. 16
JNS.org - Israel’s coronavirus cabinet decided on Wednesday night that the country will partially reopen its skies on Aug. 16, by which date Transportation Minister...
