Israel's coronavirus death toll exceeds 30 as cases climb to 6,211, with 107 Israelis in serious condition. Mossad chief, Health Ministry director and its head of public health also ordered to self-isolate after coming in contact with Health Minister Yakov Litzman, who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Israeli pharmaceuticals giant's hydroxychloroquine has been previously approved for treating malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis patients. Israel's Magen David Adom plans to begin treating coronavirus patients with a new "passive vaccine," created from plasma donated by patients who recovered from the disease.
United Torah Judaism leader Yakov Litzman, 71, is at high risk for complications from COVID-19. Litzman's wife also tests positive, both self-isolate at home. National security adviser, Health Ministry director and several other officials will be going into self-isolation as well, as they have been with daily contact with Litzman.
PM asks Israel to sacrifice for the public good as Israel's coronavirus cases exceed 6,000. Government to hand out monetary benefits to Israelis to alleviate economic costs of pandemic.
The COVID-19 outbreak has put immense pressure on Israel’s already struggling nonprofit sector – which serves Israel’s most vulnerable – accounts for 16% of the labor force and 6% of Israel’s GDP.
Naftali Bennett says the Jewish state must move from closure to a new “corona routine” that keeps the rate of transmission under control without destroying the economy, calling for the IDF to lead information tracking backed by artificial intelligence, massive testing and localized quarantines.
Associates of PM Netanyahu say ranking by international website Deep Knowledge Group is the result of Israel's "justified over-preparation.” Oxford University: Chances an Israeli corona patient will die stand at 0.37%.
Production line for the Ventway Sparrow ventilator model, erected in an Israeli missile factory, has already delivered 30 machines to the Health Ministry. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett: We must not remain dependent on acquisitions from other countries.
Number of deaths reaches 21, with a growing number of younger victims. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi enters self-isolation after coming into contact with a confirmed carrier.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, pleads for help as the state’s death toll climbs to over 1200 and as 80,000 former medical workers volunteer. No city or American is “immune to the virus,” he warns.
