For the first time since the pandemic hit Israel, authorities unveil a detailed plan for how to send all children back to school. Pods to be eliminated at middle schools where at least 75% of the parents agree to allow their children to be tested weekly.
The ruling means that police fines handed out during that time period are now null and void.
We have compiled a list of the 10 most widespread falsehoods disseminated online in Israel about the virus and vaccines.
Michal Linial, a professor of molecular biology at Hebrew University who studies the coronavirus, said reports predicting six months of immunity are "wrong and have made a lot of noise for nothing."
While Israel provides a glimpse of what may be possible with high immunization rates, it also offers insight into the problems that lie ahead.
The government is mulling the removal of the mask ban due to the encouraging and consistent decline of the coronavirus infection rate.
Israel's infection rate stands at 1.3% as 489 people test positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. There are currently 7,200 active cases, 385 patients in critical condition.
Israel plans to give the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds upon FDA approval, Health Minister Yuli...
Officials involved in procurement processes insist that if Israel does end up with a surplus of vaccine doses, it will be able to sell them to other countries, store them at a low temperature or postpone delivery altogether.
The findings of the new study show that between March 2020 and January 2021, more than 180 cases of the variants were discovered in Israel, particularly in Haifa and Netanya