“El Al has a huge responsibility in maintaining air routes to and from Israel during emergencies and will therefore continue to operate flights to the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa, according to demand and need,” says El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin.

New patients include nine-year-old boy from central Israel. Member of epidemic management team: Self-quarantine orders for travelers could be eased if virus begins to spread locally.

In hard-hit Iran meanwhile, the outbreak kills 54 more people and pushes the nation's death toll to 291. Lebanon records its first known coronavirus death. In Egypt, there are at least 59 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

PM's legal team had appealed for more time to review investigative evidence. Presiding judge rules that opening trial session on March 17 was procedural only, and no postponement was justified.

In addition to some 100 reservists who have been assigned to bolster Magen David Adom medical personnel, the IDF is calling up some 70 reservists to help prepare a publicity campaign for the Home Front Command.