World Health Organization has so far refrained from upgrading the COVID-19 outbreak to global pandemic status. China, South Korea, Italy and Iran account for 93% of the nearly 110,000 cases reported by more than 100 countries worldwide.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz moves closer to securing the endorsement of Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman but the Joint Arab List has yet to pledge its support for his premiership.
Wall Street suffers its worst trading day since the financial crisis of 2008 as London's FTSE 100 plunged to a three-year low. Tel Aviv 35 Index fell by 6.25%, TA-125 dropped by 6.63%. Bank of Israel slashes economic growth forecast to 2% over outbreak.
The prospect of a fourth election is abhorrent and out of the question. Yet, Likud rivals' willingness to ally with the Joint Arab List demonstrates the extent to which hatred prevails in much of Israeli society.
Latest World Health Organization data shows that to date, there have been 114,431 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide. Some 4,000 people have died from the COVID-19 virus, and 64,099 have recovered from it.
