Jerusalem College of Technology answers Health Ministry’s call to provide training for 600 nursing students in respiratory care services, as the healthcare system deals with thousands of patients.
Health Ministry ratchets up preparations for a worst-case scenario as coronavirus pandemic reaches its 15th fatality in Israel. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett demands protocol to help doctors decide who will be put on ventilation.
Halachic authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky has been handing down important rulings on coronavirus: Avoid public prayer, report anyone violating Health Ministry regulations, and anyone waiting for coronavirus test results must answer the phone on Shabbat.
Daily Mail quotes statistics from Board of Deputies of British Jews, which say that Jews account for over 5% of coronavirus deaths in UK.
Fourteen dead and another 66 patients in serious condition, including an otherwise healthy 22-year-old patient in a medically-induced coma in Ashdod. Israel Police adopting a "zero-tolerance policy" toward anyone violating closure orders.
The two met for eight hours on Saturday and are expected to meet again on Sunday to finalize a coalition deal. Benny Gantz’s Resilience party is expected to receive 12 ministerial portfolios.
There are currently 3,619 confirmed COVID-19, cases in Israel; 12 people have so far died from it. Ministers slated to discuss NIS 5 billion economic aid package for small- and medium-sized businesses as Treasury warns further reducing economic activity could cripple Israel.
Coronavirus has killed more than 20,000 globally, World Health Organization chief says. “The chronic global shortage of personal protective gear is now one of the most urgent threats to our collective ability to save lives."
COVID-19 has so far claimed the lives of 11 Israelis, 49 are in serious condition. PM Netanyahu warns total lockdown may be inevitable, is slated to hold consultations on an emergency incentive package for the economy.
Among other projects, the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate is using its unique capabilities to gather and analyze every bit of information in Israel, the Middle East and the world to help the real-time decision-making process.
