Posts Tagged: Israel lockdown
Israeli Coronavirus Cabinet: Too Early to Analyze Lockdown Data
JNS.org - Israel’s ministerial “Coronavirus Cabinet,” convened on Monday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to weigh the enforcement and effects of the current nationwide lockdown,...
Israel Tightens Second-Wave Lockdown as Netanyahu, Critics Argue Over Protest Curbs
Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday as critics accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to curb protests against his handling of the health...
Israel Poised to Tighten Lockdown as Daily COVID-19 Tally Soars to 6,923
JNS.org - Israel set another negative record on Wednesday, as the Health Ministry pegged the number of new coronavirus cases diagnosed in the span of...
Israel Returns to Lockdown as COVID-19 Cases Mount
Israel entered a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the Jewish High Holidays, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a...
Israel Closes Schools Again as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Israel closed its schools on Thursday, a day before entering a second national coronavirus lockdown, as daily infections topped 4,500. The initial lockdown was imposed in...
Rosh Hashanah Prayers During Lockdown: A Guide for Perplexed Israelis
JNS.org - Synagogues across Israel were busy on Wednesday making preparations for Rosh Hashanah prayer services under the shadow of coronavirus and public-health restrictions. The Health...
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...
Coronavirus Lockdown in Israel Was Unnecessary, Say Three Hebrew University Professors
CTech - As the number of recoveries from coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to exceed the number of new diagnoses in Israel, three local professors are claiming...
Israel Reopens Some Businesses, Eyes Schools as Coronavirus Curbs Ease
Israel permitted some businesses to reopen on Sunday and said it would consider allowing children back to school as part of trial efforts to ease...
Israel Mulling Bnei Brak Quarantine After Police Report Difficulty Enforcing Lockdown
JNS.org - The Israeli government is considering placing the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak under quarantine, Israeli Finance Ministry Director General Shai Babad told the...
Israel’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to Five, Strict Lockdown Announced
JNS.org - The number of Israeli coronavirus fatalities rose to five on Wednesday, according to Israel’s Health Ministry, and 2,030 Israelis have so far been...
As Coronavirus Cases Grow, Israel Considers a Total Nationwide Lockdown
JNS.org - Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 48 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total to 298. A top health official said the...
