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Cynet CEO Eyal Gruner: We will provide the Israeli delegation with all the tools they need to keep their head in the game and help them focus on winning medals.

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee chief Toshiro Muto plans to keep an eye on infection numbers and liaise with other organizers if necessary. COVID-19 cases are rising in Tokyo and the Games, postponed last year because of the pandemic, will be held without spectators.

Rosie Gallegos-Main says post flagged by Facebook and Instagram that sparked outrage was "poor judgment."

The infection rate stands at 1.6% as the so-called “happy badge” for indoor events takes effect. Israel currently has 8,993 active coronavirus cases, with 63 Israelis in serious condition, 12 patients on ventilators.  

Games first traveled down under to Melbourne in 1956, then to Sydney in 2000. The 2032 Olympics is estimated to cost $5 billion.

The Tokyo Olympics have already broken new ground because of the 12-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing it into an odd-numbered year for the first time. But with no fans permitted in Japan, foreign or local, it has the distinction of being the first Games without spectators.

Data analysis from a study conducted by Nasus Pharma suggests using a special spray product could help patients.

Health Ministry chief calls on Israelis not to travel abroad unless absolutely necessary, warning that any country not on the government's no-fly list could be designated as "red" at any moment, requiring returnees to enter quarantine.

“It is just good news after good news; who wouldn’t want that, especially in times like this?” according to David Wiseman and Shari Wright-Pilo, who created a Facebook page to chart the journey of Israeli Olympic athletes and their designated sport.

Hebrew University Professor Isaiah Arkin locates 12 inhibitors already approved for use in humans found to prevent virus from infecting the body. Arkin’s research has been published in international journals Viruses and Pharmaceuticals.