Posts Tagged: Israel coronavirus
Israeli Institute Set to Start Human Trials of Coronavirus Vaccine
Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Thursday that Israel would begin human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine in October, following the Jewish High Holidays. During...
Israeli Coronavirus Researchers ‘Optimistic’ About Rapid Diagnosis System After India Visit
An Israeli delegation to India on a mission to facilitate testing of new coronavirus diagnostic techniques has completed its work and is returning to Israel. The...
349 Israelis in Serious Condition as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 554
JNS.org - More than 22,000 coronavirus tests conducted in Israel from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday resulted in 1,801 new confirmed cases, the Health Ministry...
Israeli Health Minister Says Coronavirus Infection Rate Flattening Out
JNS.org - Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Sunday expressed cautious optimism that the coronavirus curve was again flattening, but said that the numbers were...
A Pandemic Can’t Stop Israel’s Political Crisis
Only a coronavirus-sized global pandemic could break Israel's political paralysis -- but not for long. Just a few months after the formation of the government, political...
Israel Begins Rollout of COVID-19 Stimulus Payments
JNS.org - Over one million Israeli citizens woke up on Sunday to find that a one-time government stimulus payment had been deposited into their bank...
Israel and India: Partners Against COVID-19
JNS.org - An Israeli delegation organized by the Defense Ministry, consisting of 20 specialists, is in India working with counterparts to further develop four potentially...
Surveillance Scheme Hunts for COVID Traces in Israel’s Sewers
Sewer surveillance in Israel's coastal city of Ashkelon has pinpointed unknown outbreaks of COVID-19 by identifying traces of the virus in the sewage system. The project, similar...
Tears for Toddler’s Return to Israel After Accidental Coronavirus Exile
Melaniya Petrushanska spent almost a sixth of her life in accidental exile after Israel sealed its borders while she was abroad on what was meant to be...
Parliamentary Oversight Reduced for Israeli Anti-Coronavirus Curbs
Israeli lawmakers on Thursday empowered the government to order anti-coronavirus curbs with limited parliamentary oversight, stirring opposition fears for the country's democratic health. After early success...
Israel Hosts US Envoy at Biochem Lab, Seeks FDA Nod for Coronavirus Vaccine Prototype
The US ambassador to Israel visited its bio-chemical defense laboratory and was briefed on a coronavirus vaccine prototype for which it is seeking US Food and Drug...
Israel’s Active COVID-19 Cases Top 31,000 for the First Time
JNS.org - The number of active coronavirus cases in Israel passed 31,000 on Wednesday, the highest figure recorded since the onset of the pandemic in...
Netanyahu’s Top Coalition Partner Wants IDF to Front Anti-COVID Campaign
The military should take over responsibility for keeping Israel's spreading coronavirus epidemic in check, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main coalition partner said on Tuesday, in comments...
Israel Adjusts $1.8 Billion Stimulus Plan to Exclude Top Earners
JNS.org - Israel’s government decided on Monday to move ahead with a plan to disburse cash grants to all citizens to help stimulate the economy...
