Israeli hospitals use military technology to manage battle against virus
Elbit Systems engineers work with staff at the Rambam Medical Center to adapt military-grade system to the language of doctors and nurses facing the corona challenge.
Coronavirus Outbreak
Ahead of Passover, IDF hands out 1.6 million meals
Education Corps, Home Front Command play increasingly prominent role in Israel's battle to stem the tide of coronavirus.
Israel inks deal with Chinese firm to enable 10,000 daily tests
The $25 million deal with BGI includes the procurement of equipment, chemicals that will allow Israel to increase its daily testing capacity five-fold, Health Ministry says. New equipment to be installed in Israeli labs in the next few weeks.
In a whimper
Between light and darkness, under the clear cyan skies, I find the little gems of life.
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void
Detached, distanced and devoid: A New York author and his household descend into Passover chaos, Egypt-style
Not wearing a mask in public? Gov't may punish you
Children under the age of six, the mentally disabled or those alone in vehicles or workplaces are exempted. The government said masks could be homemade.
'Government's handling of pandemic is deeply flawed'
Knesset's Special Committee on Dealing with the Coronavirus Pandemic finds "organizational and conceptual failures in the decision-making process" led by the government. Continued economic shutdown may cause the economy irreparable damage, it warns.
Coronavirus death toll hits 65, including 37-year-old man
Health Ministry: 153 people are in critical condition, among them 113 on ventilators, with more than 9,000 carriers nationwide. Across the country, 181 patients are in moderate condition and 7,930 are experiencing mild symptoms. Thus far, 683 Israelis have recovered and have been released home.
Israeli defense firms turn radars into coronavirus detectors
“Thanks to the creative thinking of using technology that is normally used against enemies, I hope we will be able to win in the fight against COVID-19,” says Dr. Yossi Shaya, of the Rabin Medical Center.
Israel to partake clinical study for coronavirus drug
Israel is one of eight countries in the world selected to host clinical research trials on the rheumatoid arthritis drug, Kevzara. The study will span a period of around two months and comprise 40 coronavirus patients in the country and around 300 across the globe.