WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he has been in contact with senior Chinese officials and I have once again made clear that the mission is a priority for WHO and the international team.
Israel is set to run out of its supply of Pfizer vaccines within days. Virus continues to race nationwide as over 8,150 Israelis test positive for coronavirus for second consecutive day.
Yamina's leader could gain two Knesset seats if he opts to run independently or with Habayit Hayehudi rather than with National Union leader Bezalel Smotrich. Blue and White teetering on the edge of the electoral threshold.
Netanyahu tells ministers that ratcheting up of the ongoing lockdown cannot wait because the mutant variants are spreading rapidly. Inaction would result in catastrophic results, he stresses.
Over 8,000 new COVID cases are diagnosed over the past 24 hours, infection rate skyrockets especially in the ultra-Orthodox sector. Health Ministry approves use of Moderna vaccine, delivery expected in Israel later this month.
Recent polls are showing a surprising increase in support for the prime minister among Arab voters. It is time to change the false paradigm by which the Arab electorate instinctively gravitates to the Left.
The upcoming elections pose a real opportunity to advance Arab society, and the question is which political party will become the new and true home for the Arab public.
The major point of contention is reportedly the demand by the National Union that Habayit Hayehudi be excluded from the national-religious faction. Two more public figures announce parliamentary bids ahead of the March 23 vote.
If there is one thing the Left can't handle is support among Arab voters for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
With the number of coronavirus patients in serious condition increasing threefold since early December, hospital directors call for immediate action to stop virus' spread. So far, Israel has administered 1.224 million doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
