Israel shortens quarantine as COVID chief reports 20,000 new cases
Government approves millions in aid for cultural institutions impacted by the Omicron wave. Under pressure, PM Bennett weighs ending weeklong ...
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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% ...
Israel could see up to 2 million COVID cases within 2 weeks, researchers warn
As number of new cases mushrooms, with patients hospitalized in serious condition for COVID doubling in a week, education minister ...
Air travel ban cannot be justified, former Health Ministry No. 2 says
Prof. Itamar Grotto says data points to more Omicron infections from community spread than from foreign tourists or Israelis returning ...
Chief COVID Officer warns ICU units in Israel already at 'peak capacity'
Health Ministry's Chief COVID-19 Officer Professor Salman Zarka says Omicron wave will be like nothing we've seen before, stresses that ...
Bennett in quarantine after COVID case reported on flight from UAE
South African study indicates that two doses of Pfizer vaccine appear to provide 70% protection against hospitalization in cases of ...
Officials wary of upcoming Rosh Hashanah gatherings as COVID infection rate hits 8.43%
With no official guidelines for how to celebrate High Holidays, Health Ministry Director-General recommends Israelis hold limited gatherings outdoors, ask ...
Portugal bans entry to Israelis over virus concerns
Lisbon becomes first European government to ban entry to Israelis following EU recommendation member-states reimpose restrictions on countries from seven ...
School year poised to start with 88,000 students, 4,200 teachers in quarantine
Death toll hits 6,880 since the start of the pandemic, with 731 patients in serious condition, 160 on ventilators. Health ...
Active COVID cases surpass 10,000 for first time in 4 months
Eighty-one Israelis are in serious condition, 17 of whom are on ventilators. With infections on the rise, Health Ministry data ...