Aid package includes ventilators, oxygen tanks, and advanced protective gear. FM Yair Lapid: Israel is proud to help Nepal fight the pandemic. Israel's allies and friends know that Israel will stand by them in times of trouble.
Tally of lives lost over the past year and a half is about equal to the number of people killed in battle in all of the world’s wars since 1982, according to estimates from the Peace Research Institute Oslo.
Israel to likely see return of "Green Pass" as COVID infections rise. Israeli biotechnology firm's cell therapy treatment shown to significantly improve coronavirus patients' condition in clinical trials.
Health Ministry records 501 new cases, the highest number of daily infections since March. Officials at Ben-Gurion airport struggle to enforce government regulations to prevent a spike in morbidity over passengers who evade COVID screening.
Daniel Bluman will miss the Olympics over what he insists is a clerical error listing his horse as "American" rather than "Israeli." International Federation for Equestrian Sports has "crushed my dream to be in Tokyo," he says.
Health Ministry to present coronavirus cabinet with proposals for limiting the spread of the virus. There are currently 2,597 active cases in Israel, with 35 patients in serious condition. Spike in infections reflects significant community spread, officials say.
Health officials are also considering administering a third vaccine dose for people with weakened immune systems. Meanwhile additional vaccination site at Ben Gurion Airport could increase inoculation capability to 2,500 tests per hour.
"It's possible we're at the beginning of a wave, but it will be much more tolerable, without lockdowns and at the very worst, 'Green Pass' restrictions," says Prof. Gili Regev, the Director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at Sheba Medical Center.
As Delta variant continues to spread, health officials warn daily coronavirus diagnoses, currently at around 300, will jump to 500-600 by next week. Interior minister warns that if morbidity continues to spike Israel may have to shutter Ben-Gurion airport.
Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli instructs Ben-Gurion Airport to direct arrivals from countries with a high infection rate into a separate terminal.