Amid ongoing coronavirus crisis, Netanyahu says Israelis will have to celebrate Passover only with nuclear family, avoid meeting friends until pandemic is under control.
Although it is unlikely that Netanyahu was infected, his advisers say he is taking the precaution until this can be ruled out.
Health Ministry director Moshe Bar Siman Tov does not expect the school year to resume. The Mossad is flying in urgently needed ventilators and masks.
Jerusalem College of Technology answers Health Ministry’s call to provide training for 600 nursing students in respiratory care services, as the healthcare system deals with thousands of patients.
Health Ministry ratchets up preparations for a worst-case scenario as coronavirus pandemic reaches its 15th fatality in Israel. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett demands protocol to help doctors decide who will be put on ventilation.
Halachic authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky has been handing down important rulings on coronavirus: Avoid public prayer, report anyone violating Health Ministry regulations, and anyone waiting for coronavirus test results must answer the phone on Shabbat.
Daily Mail quotes statistics from Board of Deputies of British Jews, which say that Jews account for over 5% of coronavirus deaths in UK.
Fourteen dead and another 66 patients in serious condition, including an otherwise healthy 22-year-old patient in a medically-induced coma in Ashdod. Israel Police adopting a "zero-tolerance policy" toward anyone violating closure orders.
There are currently 3,619 confirmed COVID-19, cases in Israel; 12 people have so far died from it. Ministers slated to discuss NIS 5 billion economic aid package for small- and medium-sized businesses as Treasury warns further reducing economic activity could cripple Israel.
Coronavirus has killed more than 20,000 globally, World Health Organization chief says. “The chronic global shortage of personal protective gear is now one of the most urgent threats to our collective ability to save lives."
