Coronavirus

News and updates about Coronavirus

PA man fined NIS 5,000 for breaking quarantine 3 times
A resident of Qalansawe was fined for breaking quarantine on multiple occasions.

Berlin police: Stop asking dumb coronavirus questions
Berlin police say glut of dumb questions to coronavirus hotline preventing them from helping people who are actually in need.

IDF: Not a grain of truth to B'Tselem libel
The radical left org claimed that the Civil Administration had confiscated tents used as an emergency clinic for Arab coronavirus patients.

WATCH: German Parliamentarian explains success in virus fight
German Parliamentarian says Germany "hammered" down on disease early, will ease protocol once situation improves.

Watch: Israeli police enforce new restrictions
Israeli police fanned out across the country, enforcing the Min. of Health's new guidelines against the spread of COVID-19.

Record number of single month unemployment claims reported in US
An all-time high of 3.3 million people filed for unemployment in the US last week up from the previous high of 695,000 jobless claims.

Beit Shemesh police raid kindergarten, issue fines
Police found two apartments one of which was operating a kindergarten with over 30 kids and in the other, 11 kids along with a teacher.

316 Israelis rescued from India
Complex operation brings hundreds of Israeli tourists homes as India enters coronavirus lockdown.

Houthi Health Minister: 'America could be behind COVID-19'
Dr. Taha Al-Mutawakkil says 'America is country capable of massacring whole world, as well as own citizens.'

Number of deaths from coronavirus rises to 8
Number of patients diagnosed by afternoon rises to 2,666. 39 are in serious condition, 68 in moderate condition.

US: Those who try to spread coronavirus may be tried for terror
"Such acts potentially could implicate the Nation's terrorism-related statutes," DOJ memo posits.

Watch: Streets of New York are empty
Streets known to be busy are quiet following Covid-19 restrictions on movement in the public sphere.

Yeshiva students organize global online prayer against Covid-19
"We decided we could try and unite like the people of Israel have never united before.”

Number of coronavirus cases in Israel rises to 2,495
41 of the patients are in serious condition, 68 in moderate condition. 5 have died due to complications with the virus, 66 have recovered.

Argentinian authorities, rabbis reach agreement on mikvahs
Local rabbis and government authorities agree on a system that will allow ritual baths to stay open amid virus outbreak.

Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus package
Massive stimulus package passed by Senate by a majority of 96-0 and will now be passed to the House of Representatives.

Seven new cases of coronavirus identified in Gaza
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Gaza now stands at nine.

Iran to ban intercity travel due to coronavirus
Iran to announce strict new measures as the coronavirus continues to spread.

'We took coronavirus seriously thanks to Netanyahu'
Austrian Chancellor in interview with Israeli TV: Conversation with Netnayahu caused us to take the coronavirus issue more seriously.

New York Governor: We're headed in the right direction
Andrew Cuomo says social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of the coronavirus in New York.

PA receives thousands of coronavirus test kits
COGAT arranges entry of more than 3,000 coronavirus test kits and 50,000 protective masks for PA medical teams.

Britain's death toll from coronavirus rises to 463
Total number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen to 9,529.

The medical decision: Who will live and who will die?
Allocating scarce medical treatment can mean deciding between who lives and who dies.

'Without self-discipline, there will be a disaster here'
Full text of Prime Minister Netanyahu's remarks after the emergency regulations came into effect.

Watch: Police enforce restrictions in Meah She'arim
Police arrive in J'lem neighborhood to enforce restrictions on movement in public sphere and the opening of businesses.

Faith and hope through the coronavirus crisis
Rabbi Dov Singer describes finding out he had the coronavirus, being forced to stay in 'coronavirus hotel,' and divine plan behind it all.

Netanyahu: Complete lockdown if numbers do not improve
PM Netanyahu warns if numbers of new coronavirus patients do not begin to drop in coming days government will initiate complete closure.

Number of coronavirus patients rises to 2,369
Number of confirmed coronavirus cases increases by over 400 Wednesday. 39 patients are in serious condition. 5 have died.

Israeli preparedness and coronavirus
How an obsession with preparedness and a healthy dose of paranoia gave Israel's EMS organization a leg up on combatting coronavirus

China, Article III: Every corona patient is a victim of China

PA records first coronavirus death
Woman in her 60s dies as number of coronavirus patients in the PA rises to 62.

Condition of 45-year-old Covid-19 patient deteriorates
Patient at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon sedated and on respiration. Doctors say they are fighting for his life.

Gal Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ opening postponed
Sequel to hit 2017 superhero movie starring Israeli actress pushed back due to coronavirus pandemic.

Lawrence Bacow, Harvard’s Jewish president, has coronavirus
Harvard University president and his wife test positive for coronavirus after university sends students home, cancels graduation.

France's virus lockdown delays Charlie Hebdo attack trial
Trial of 14 accused of helping terrorists who attacked Charlie Hebdo newspaper and other Paris targets postponed due to Covid-19 lockdown.

The resilience of New Rochelle - a model in the face of corona

Live: Women's mass prayer for redemption and salvation
Watch the special service led by Makor Chaim's Beit Midrash L'Hitchadshut in memory of Lt. David Golovensitz

Chief Rabbi of Beijing: Things are getting back to normal
Rabbi Shimon Freundlich: "People realize now that humans aren't omnipotent, that there's a higher Power."

New hotline for questions about senior citizens and coronavirus
Over 100 calls a day are made to Be’er Emunah’s hotline for dilemmas concerning senior citizens.

Watch: DM Bennett: 'We're going to hunker down'
Defense Min. Bennett says Israelis have been 'remarkable' in understanding need to isolate, urges awareness of surface contamination.

These are the new coronavirus restrictions
Government approves new Health Ministry regulations, imposing additional limitations on trips to public areas.

Chief Rabbinate closes all synagogues until further notice
New guidelines to stem coronavirus go into effect Wednesday evening, Chief Rabbinate closes synagogues.

A letter from your neighborhood doctor

Trump appeals to foreign leaders for vital medical supplies
US makes urgent appeal for help while Trump insists 'America must never become a country that needs support.'

Two Ezer Mizion staff members diagnosed with coronavirus
Ezer Mizion chairman confirms coronavirus diagnosis, says those who came in contact with him have been updated.

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus, is displaying mild symptoms, statement says.

Public transportation won't be canceled - yet
Transportation Min. Smotrich says public transportation will be reduced, but not eliminated, calls on public to use it only when necessary.

Live: Largest joint prayer against the coronavirus pandemic
Millions of Jews and leading rabbis from Israel and around the world will unite in prayer to stop the coronavirus

'We'll know within a few days if the guidelines are helping'
Professor Shemer says he's 'concerned, but panic is damaging. If we follow the guidelines and stay indoors, we don't have to be worried.'

Watch live: Happy Mobile traverses Jerusalem neighborhoods
Mayor Moshe Leon and Jerusalem's Happy Mobile arrive in the Har Homa with Yishai Lapidot, singer Eyal Twito, and keyboardist Yanki Azulai.

$2 trillion stimulus package approved by Senate, White House
White House official: 'This is the single largest Main Street assistance program in the history of the United States.'

Over 2,000 coronavirus cases in Israel
As Israel increases testing, number of coronavirus cases rises, with 37 in serious condition.

From National Service in Australia to quarantine in Israel
Arutz Sheva speaks with 6 women who ended their service as Zionist emissaries to the Jewish community of Melbourne due to the coronavirus.

Expert: 'Everyone should be considered at-risk'
Dr. Levi-Nissenbaum, an expert in cellular and molecular biology, describes the potential role of vaccines in combating coronavirus.

Newest coronavirus victims identified
Names of three patients who died of coronavirus, two of whom who died Wednesday morning, have been released.

Traces of virus remain on Diamond Princess after 17 days
17 days after last passengers disembarked, CDC researchers found traces of coronavirus in ship's cabins.

Holocaust rescuer who saved 56 families dies of coronavirus
Rabbi Romi Cohn, a Holocaust rescuer who delivered prayer in Congress, dies of coronavirus at 92.

Egypt to impose nightly curfews to fight coronavirus
Egypt has 366 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 21 fatalities, including two senior military officers.

UN rights chief: Re-evaluate the sanctions on Iran
UN rights chief calls for sanctions imposed on countries like Iran to be "urgently re-evaluated" due to coronavirus pandemic.
