Sublineage is said to have a higher transmission rate and ability to evade PCR tests. Sublineage is said to have a higher transmission rate and ability to evade PCR tests. Coronavirus continues to spread in Israel as 6,775 test positive. Moderna asks FDA to authorize a fourth shot of its vaccine for all adults.
Having just been discharged from the IDF, Mio Fernandez cancels plans for a long-awaited vacation and travels to Lviv to help Ukrainian Jews escape the war.
Increase is said to be driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant and its BA.2 sublineage as well as the lifting of public health and social measures. Israeli study says a fourth vaccination dose reduces morbidity and increases antibodies but is only partially effective against Omicron.
Israel Hayom reporter Yifat Erlich joins Israeli medical team and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews as they save lives of refugees from Ukraine.
Health Ministry says mutation is a combination of Omicron and its subvariant, BA2.
All 18 patients to receive AMOR-18 in hospital study recovered from the virus within days. Ahead of Purim holiday, Health Ministry data shows coronavirus reproduction rate on the rise.
Coronavirus Commissioner Professor Salman Zarka says his team is monitoring the situation closely, says he hopes the coming holidays of Purim and Passover won't trigger a spike in morbidity.
Lviv, in western Ukraine, has been something of a haven for Ukrainians fleeing Russian shelling, but now the assault is nearing the city.
Members of Hashomer Hatzair youth movement are bringing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians under siege, helping people with limited mobility cross the border, and even running a kindergarten for refugee tots.
Opposition leader's office says he feels good and has been following the necessary self-isolation procedures.