A bat from the past? Scientists identify new Covid-like virus
Discovery at Wuhan facility shows virus uses similar cell entry mechanism as COVID-19.
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Israel reinstates PCR tests at Ben-Gurion Airport
Travelers returning from abroad can be tested for COVID at the government's expense. Testing is voluntary, for now.
Israel launches COVID vaccination campaign for children 5 and younger
Parents inoculating young children will be able to choose between Moderna and Pfizer shots. Healthcare providers stress the importance of immunization but expect low turnout over parents' concerns.
Israeli startup develops drug platform to combat future COVID variants
Platform speedily generates anti-viral drugs that target proteins common to all viruses. It could potentially also be used to also combat influenza, Zika, West Nile, hepatitis B and other viruses.
Israel approves COVID vaccines for youngest children
Children aged six months to four or five years can now also be inoculated against the coronavirus but the extent to which parents would be willing to vaccinate them remains unknown.
Health Ministry concerned over COVID spike among arrivals from abroad
Among the 926 people who tested positive upon returning to Israel on Monday, 118 of them (12.7%) arrived from Greece.
Concerns of COVID resurgence grow as number of new cases spikes
Caseload tops 10,200 in 24 hours, with 168 patients in serious condition. Health Ministry calls on hospitals to reopen coronavirus wards, most of which were shuttered as the pandemic waned.
Israel records nearly 6,000 new COVID cases in 24 hours
Over 5,815 Israelis test positive for the coronavirus as concerns of resurgence grow. Health Ministry recommends indoor mask-wearing for the first time since the mandate dropped in April.
'Israel is seeing a new wave of COVID'
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz meet with experts to discuss rising COVID cases, which are at their highest since April 19.
COVID testing for all travelers to be canceled as of Saturday
Travelers, regardlessof nationality, won't have to present a negative test result before boarding a plane to Israel and will not have to undergo a COVID test upon entry, the Health Ministry says.