In a fraught meeting with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein says that his ministry's recommendations cannot be effective if implemented only partially.
Soldiers say that IDF is not meeting their needs when it comes to testing or treatment; IDF: We are providing the best care possible, in accordance with Health Ministry protocol.
Data about the spread of coronavirus in the next few weeks will decide if the government will shut down the country for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur like it did for Passover, or limit itself to PR outreach encouraging the public to avoid gathering with extended family.
World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says there will be "no return to the 'old normal' for the foreseeable future as global coronavirus tally crosses 13 million.
Intriguing idea would allow international flights into Israel's southernmost city, one of the hardest-hit financially since the start of the coronavirus crisis. Tourists may have to show proof of negative corona tests.
Death toll from coronavirus now at 362, as 1,135 new patients have been diagnosed over the past 24 hours. Nurses threaten to strike, say gross manpower shortage impedes proper patient care.
Dr. Daniel Gold, who heads the Directorate of Defense Research and Development at the Defense Ministry, says his team is designing coronavirus tests that give accurate results in less than 60 seconds.
"The rate of infection appears to be stabilizing, but not enough," they write
Health Ministry revises epidemiological regulations to reduce the number of Israelis needlessly ordered to self-quarantine, and researchers will focus on four or 10-day periods, depending on whether patients can pinpoint when their symptoms emerged. Length of quarantine remains 14 days.
In light of these hectic times, I am so grateful for studying philosophy and that over the next five years, until my PhD is complete, I will be able to deal with the latest social trends.
