COVID-19 Archives - Page 14 of 40

FDA approves Israeli ventilator for US market

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Israel's Inovytec 510(k) clearance to market and sell its Ventway Sparrow ...

In global first, Health Ministry to begin vaccinating all Israelis 16 and up

by Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Assaf Golan and ILH Staff

Meanwhile, ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss another lockdown extension, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the economy will gradually ...

Darknet vendors offer $1000 COVID vaccines

by Inon Ben Shushan and ILH Staff

Ads for doses increase 400% following American, European approval of coronavirus vaccines. Citing the law of supply and demand, Check ...

PM mulls extending lockdown by a week

by Danielle Roth-Avneri, Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Assaf Golan and ILH Staff

Government officials hope lockdown and vaccination campaign will allow Israel to open the economy up by late March. COVID patient ...

Health Ministry: Research shows vaccine ineffective against S. African COVID strain

by Assaf Golan, Maytal Yasur Beit-Or and ILH Staff

Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, who heads ministry's Public Health Services department, says South African mutation "is more troubling because it can ...

PM: No public festivities to mark end of Passover

PM warns hundreds will die unless Israel enters 'tight and immediate lockdown'

by Ariel Kahana, Maytal Yasur Beit-Or and ILH Staff

Netanyahu tells ministers that ratcheting up of the ongoing lockdown cannot wait because the mutant variants are spreading rapidly. Inaction ...

'We're winning the vaccine race but losing the battle against the mutant virus strain'

by Maytal Yasur Beit-Or, Daniel Siryoti, Noam Dvir, Ariel Kahana and ILH Staff

With the number of coronavirus patients in serious condition increasing threefold since early December, hospital directors call for immediate action ...

'Upcoming elections to blame for lack of lockdown enforcement in Haredi sector'

by Hanan Greenwood and Daniel Siryoti

Noting lockdown has proven ineffective, top Health Ministry official decries politicization of lockdown among Haredi wheeler-dealers in the Knesset and ...