Coronavirus Outbreak

“Now there is a feeling of a national awakening, a real one. If you think this is what you really feel, then ok, let’s go. It’s important," Ravid said about my desire to go to the anti-government protests.

Vast majority of coronavirus fatalities are aged 75 and over. The youngest fatalities were two 19-year-old women, and the two oldest were both 100.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz favors allowing businesses to operate as usual to ease economic distress; Science and Technology Minister Yizhar Shai objects, arguing that shopping centers are hot spots for corona spread.

Health Ministry says 1,207 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours. Fatalities currently at 497. Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center names UK as country with the highest mortality rate.

Wastewater management company Kando employs surveillance solutions to pinpoint outbreak hotspots with the aim of helping municipalities contain the spread of the virus.

Authors of Hebrew University study say spread of the virus has been checked. Meanwhile, the number of positive coronavirus tests hits a high of 2,062 in 24 hours. PM Netanyahu: Hospitals can handle the number of corona patients.

Global death toll since start of pandemic tops 650,000, with 100,000 deaths since July 9. National corona coordinator Professor Ronni Gamzu to roll out plan for public activities that is anchored in transparent data.

The cooperation between Jerusalem and New Delhi is enabling the collection and rapid analysis of tens of thousands of samples with computer systems based on artificial intelligence.

A surge of infections has prompted countries to reimpose some travel restrictions in recent days, but only strict adherence to health measures, from wearing masks to avoiding crowds, can see the world defeat the coronavirus, World Health Organization says.

Laboratories testing Israelis for the virus have been working around the clock for weeks yet they are severely understaffed, meaning lab technicians often work 24-hour shifts. Any go-slow will impede efforts to curb the spread of the virus.