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A Jerusalem author invades a public library and exposes the misdeeds of our public officials.

Death toll from virus hits 193, with more serious cases but the number of patients on ventilators remaining stable. 5,685 Israelis have recovered thus far.

Felines, which have mild respiratory illnesses and are expected to recover, are thought to have contracted the virus from their owners or neighborhoods. US authorities say that while it appears some animals can get the virus from people, there’s no indication the animals are transmitting it to human beings.

Like the wider Mideast Iranians in cities rely on delivery for many of their daily supplies amid one of the world's worst outbreaks of the coronavirus. For $15 a day, deliverymen feed people who stay at home.

As of Thursday morning, the number of Israelis who have recovered from the virus now stands at 5,334. The number of recoveries has now exceeded the number of new diagnoses for the eighth day in a row.

In a matter of just four days, the specialized lab for identifying fallen soldiers through DNA testing, which is subordinate to the Military Rabbinate, was completely transformed to help in the fight against the coronavirus. 

"Scott's comparison of stay-at-home orders during the pandemic to Nazi death camps is unfathomably offensive," American Jewish Committee tweets.

Overall rate of infection has slowed, with total number of cases doubling every 20 days. Representatives of bereaved families support PM Netanyahu's decision to close cemeteries, commemorative sites on Memorial Day.

Rabbi Chaim Aharon Torchin, head of the Ohr Yitzhak Yeshiva in Yehud, remembered as a "precious soul" who reached out to students.