Coronavirus Outbreak

Popular gay pride parades in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, and Beersheba to be rescheduled as community opts to protect members, express solidarity with the distress of the general public.

A New York author bids farewell to this column with lamentations over a bygone era.

Health Ministry reports 6,329 active cases, 9,593 recoveries, with 310 corona patients still hospitalized.

The number of patients on ventilators continues to drop, and one of the first dedicated corona hospital units, opened March 9 at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, closes as last 3 patients recover.

“Whenever there is a crisis, it’s beautiful to see how many are willing to go out and help,” said Flora Glouberman, chair of the Chesed Committee at Young Israel of Century City, California.

Members of the public who were dinged for violating clear government regulations put in place to stem the pandemic have appealed to the Office of the President for help.  

There are currently just 383 coronavirus patients in hospitals across the country, compared to 750 two weeks ago. 

Based on a new yet still inconclusive study by the Gertner Institute, senior Health Ministry officials say the ministry will likely advise the government not to open up schools next week.

Some 113 new cases were diagnosed Monday compared to a daily average of 200 last week, Health Ministry says number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 15,589, death toll at 208. So far, 7,375 Israelis have recovered from the virus.

A London author ponders with criticism about the present, but also yearns for the past.