Health minister wants 5 million vaccinations by March as critical cases spike
Health Ministry: Four Israelis so far have tested positive for the new COVID variant. Military Intelligence says the mutated virus ...
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Nearly 7,600 new COVID cases reported as 3rd lockdown begins
Health Ministry reports Friday that of the 122,000 tests conducted on Thursday, 7,597 came back positive. Coronavirus tests will no ...
Startup Scentech to begin clinical trials of rapid breath test for COVID antibodies
Israel's Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center is already running trials of Scentech's breath test for the COVID virus itself. In ...
Speedy mass vaccination key to economic rebound, Bank of Israel says
Central Bank says that if vaccination campaign maintains current pace, economy will grow by 6.3% in 2021 and 5.8% in ...
Clicking our way through lockdown: Israeli internet use soars in 2020
With less to do, screens took over our lives, and online shopping spiked. Not surprisingly, online dating suffered, but we ...
As vaccination campaign charges ahead, corona chief worries Israel will lose race with virus
Some 800,000 Israelis have received the first doses of the COVID vaccine. 5.5% of tests processed are positive, with over ...
Is the startup nation slowing down?
In 2019, 2,047 startups were operating in the Tel Aviv area, 5% fewer than in 2018. 236 opened over the ...
Report: By March, Israelis vaccinated for COVID will be able to visit Cyprus
Mediterranean nation considering "green passport" policy that will allow visitors who provide proof of vaccination to skip quarantine, attend public ...
Biden promises to step up pace of vaccine rollout
President-elect Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines and predicted that "things ...
Iran awaiting batch of Pfizer vaccines funded by group of US philanthropists
Meanwhile, Iran's homemade vaccine is due to enter a Phase 1 clinical trial soon, enrolling 54 volunteers across the country ...