Lockdown may be unavoidable if serious COVID cases hit 1,200, top healthcare official warns
COVID response coordinator Professor Salman Zarka warns that "minor" restrictions won't curb spread of virus. Meanwhile, Comptroller Matan Engelman says ...
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PM: Omicron spreading with all its might, Israel could reach 50,000 cases daily
Health Ministry Sunday morning reports 17,521 new COVID-19 diagnoses over the past 24 hours following some 151,000 tests, marking a ...
PM: Omicron storm is looming, we can provide protective gear
"We're about to see massive transmission, more than anything we've known," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says.
COVID vaccine does not cause infertility, Israeli study finds
Since the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved for use, there have been rumors that it can affect women's fertility. Some anti-vaccine ...
On Christmas Day, pope prays for end to COVID pandemic
"Comfort the victims of violence against women, which has increased in this time of pandemic. Offer hope to young children ...
COVID causes sharpest drop in US life expectancy since WWII
US health officials predict 2021 will see at least 15,000 more COVID deaths than 2020, the most lethal in US ...
World abuzz over Israel's proposal to provide 4th COVID jab
Health Ministry task force recommends fourth shot for people age 60 and over, healthcare workers, as government decides on a ...
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: Time is up – 5th wave is here
"Don't depend on your neighbor being vaccinated – it won't help you," prime minister says at cabinet meeting as Health ...
Israel's COVID numbers drop as world studies Omicron variant
Health authorities concerned that 80 cases could potentially be the new variant. Meanwhile, more adult Israelis getting vaccinated as campaign ...