'Omicron has peaked,' Johnson says as UK lifts COVID restrictions
British leader says if data supports it, he may end the legal requirement for people to self-isolate if they test ...
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Majority of public unhappy with government's handling of 5th COVID wave, poll finds
Despite claims by Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton that 90% of Israeli students are going to school per normal, just 27% ...
WHO head says 'worst of COVID' could be over in 2022
Dr. Michael Ryan tells World Economic Forum that if vaccines and other tools aren't shared fairly, the "tragedy" of the ...
10 Israelis die after turning down oral COVID medication
Antibody cocktail by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was also given to former President Donald Trump when he contracted the disease. Technical problem ...
70,000 businesses in Israel failed to survive 2021, report shows
Only 35,000 news small businesses opened in the second year of the COVID pandemic, while the cessation of government aid ...
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher 'asymptomatic carriage'
"Higher asymptomatic carriage rate is likely a major factor in the rapid and widespread dissemination of the variant, even among ...
20 million in lockdown in China as 3rd city quarantined
The lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, is announced after two cases of the Omicron variant are reported.
2021 sees global food prices soar to 10-year high
Higher food prices contribute to a broader surge in inflation as economies recover from the COVID crisis.
Infection rate surges as 16,000 Israelis test positive for COVID
President Isaac Herzog gets vaccinated with the fourth dose, kicking off the national booster campaign. Israel and other governments introduce ...
Local AI tech helps Health Ministry look for COVID in an unexpected place
Solution from wastewater analysis company Kando scans samples of sewage from towns of 20,000 residents and more and tests them ...