Coronavirus

'Widespread vaccine likely won't be available until next year'

Dr. Anthony Fauci: Amount of doses that will be available in December will not certainly be enough to vaccinate everybody.

Bulgarian Prime Minister tests positive for COVID-19

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will stay at home for any treatment after testing positive for coronavirus.

Biden: Trump 'waving flag of defeat' over pandemic

US presidential candidate blasts President Trump for handling of pandemic as US sets new records for new cases of COVID-19.

Trump acknowledges rabbis who thanked him

“Thank you Rabbis!” tweets US President after prominent rabbis thanked him for calling religious institutions "essential" during pandemic

Coronavirus Cabinet:

Schools to reopen next week for grades 1-4

Grades 3-4 to learn in 'capsule' groups, while grades 1-2 will learn only half the week. PM calls to raise fines against lockdown violators.

Lockdown won't be eased until next Sunday at earliest

Coronavirus cabinet meeting resulted in yet another decision to "wait and see."

Zionist yeshivas resume learning under stricter conditions

Government insists that the stricter model applied until now only to haredi yeshivas should apply to everyone.

Israel to start coronavirus vaccine clinical trials next week

Israel Institute for Biological Research cleared to begin clinical testing of coronavirus vaccine starting next week.

5 Pence aides contract coronavirus

Fox News reported that 5 of Pence's top aides have tested positive for COVID-19.

Netanyahu: We must not reopen Israel too fast

Prime Minister insists on 'gradual, responsible' exit from lockdown, pushes for harsher fines for Israelis who violate restrictions.

Study: Epidemic & lockdown hit haredim, Arab-Israelis far harder

In a crisis, almost 50% of haredim and Arab-Israelis would see their savings run out within a month.

Watch: NY Police disrupt Jewish prayer service in private home

NY police claimed they were in the right for insisting a privately-held prayer service be broken up due to coronavirus restrictions.

Trump accuses doctors of inflating COVID death count for money

Cites example of terminal illness sufferer contracting COVID-19, whose cause of death is certified as due to virus.

COVID-19: Cui bono? Who benefits?

Cui bono is used to suggest high probability that those responsible for a certain event are those who stand to gain from it. Opinion

Weddings move to Palestinian Authority

Head of fight against coronavirus in Arab sector says public should postpone weddings until next year.

Rabbis thank President Trump

13 prominent American rabbis sign letter thanking US President Donald Trump for calling religious institutions 'essential' during pandemic.

US sees record high number of new COVID-19 cases

US records 88,973 new infections, a record high number of new cases for the second day in a row.

Pence adviser, chief of staff, test positive for coronavirus

Marty Obst, Pence's senior political adviser and Marc Short, his chief of staff, test positive for coronavirus.

US estimates vaccinating at-risk populations by year's end

After two-week hiatus, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZenica announce return to vaccine trial, discontinued due to side effects found in 3 subjects

Melbourne outbreak casts doubt on anticipated restriction easing

Premier casts doubt on much-anticipated easing of restrictions as health authorities scramble to contain outbreak in Melbourne suburbs.

Video resurfaces showing Health Ministry officials candid moment

Senior Health Ministry officials spoke between themselves in preparation for press briefing, not realizing they were broadcasting live.

PA negotiator remains in critical condition

Saeb Erekat remains in critical condition after being transferred to Israeli hospital due to complications from COVID-19.

Watch: Civilian flyover salutes medical personnel

Six private planes took off from an airplane hangar in Rishon LeTzion. Three of the planes were flown by retired IDF fighter pilots.

Health Ministry okays outdoor classes of up to 9 students

Education and Health ministries agree on plan to allow schools to partially reopen, with students learning in open spaces.

Drugs found to cause 'startling recoveries' for COVID patients

"These were people who were at death's door," says UK professor. Drugs are being tested in both UK and US hospitals.

895 new coronavirus infections diagnosed

Number of patients in serious condition continues to fall, hospitalizations drops below 1,000 as infection rate trends downward.

Remdesivir approved for use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

FDA approves Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Netanyahu: Heavy fines for schools that open without permission

PM to ask Coronavirus Cabinet to increase fines for health rules violations. 'I am targeting the disease, not people.'

Hadassah Medical Cntr blasts journalist for 'bogus allegations'

The hospital called a Galei Tzahal journalist's tweet 'fictitious, low, and degrading'.

Health Ministry finds children more likely to catch COVID-19

Ministry warns: 'Reopening schools may accelerate virus spread.' Doctors tell Arutz Sheva findings are 'manipulative and erroneous'

Suspicion reservists leaked Minister Gila Gamliel's file

IDF suspects military personnel entered epidemiological test database and leaked details of Minister Gamliel, causing 'unusual incident'.

Erekat undergoes test of respiratory system

Daughter of senior PLO official says her father underwent a bronchostomy to examine the condition of his respiratory system.

WATCH: Meet participants of Israel’s phase-1 COVID vaccine trial

'Of course there's an element of risk, but nothing beyond the level of anxiety I can control' says one.

Netanyahu to propose new lockdown exit policy

Meeting on lockdown exit strategy ends without a decision after PM rejects Health Ministry plan as too long.

One in three lung cancer patients have died due to pandemic

Fears of coronavirus are keeping those with early cancer symptoms from getting diagnosed.

Virus figures continue to drop; experts still advocate caution

Only one Jerusalem neighborhood is still "red."

Will schools be allowed to reopen ahead of schedule?

Coronavirus Cabinet to deliberate today on possibility of bumping up planned reopening of elementary schools.

Will Warp Speed Covid-19 therapeutics end the pandemic?

Trump’s leveraging national power to drive biomedical progress in Operation Warp Speed (OWS) could be his defining moment. Op-ed.

Iran records highest single-day toll of COVID-19 cases

Iran records more than 5,000 new infections and 322 deaths in one day.

PA reports eight new deaths from coronavirus

513 new cases of the virus have been diagnosed in PA-controlled territories in the past 24 hours.

Report: AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial to resume this week

Sources say AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as early as this week.

First Lady cancels appearance at husband's rally due to cough

Melania Trump cancels joint appearance with him at campaign rally due to "lingering cough" following her bout with coronavirus.

IDF lifts prohibition on vacations

The ban on vacations had been imposed as part of the effort to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Erekat remains in critical but stable condition

Spokesperson for Hadassah Medical Center says senior PLO official was connected to an ECMO machine in order to support his lung function.

Health Ministry fears morbidity may soon rise

Senior Health Ministry source says if violations of guidelines continue throughout country within week, downward morbidity trend may reverse

Bennett scores accolades from haredi journalists

Bennett stood by the haredim when they were attacked. Today: 'It's impossible to tell the haredim not to learn Torah'; haredim respond.

Harvard professor:

'Zero mortality, 1.8 mil children in Sweden schools since March'

Prof. Martin Kulldorff: 'Focus protection on the high-risk group.'

616 patients in serious condition, 234 on ventilators

1,089 coronavirus patients are currently hospitalized. 394 new cases have been diagnosed since midnight.

Prof. Ronni Gamzu: COVID tests without doctor referral

Coronavirus coordinator at weekly briefing: 'All sectors declining in number of verified positive tests.'

'You can't tell the haredim not to learn Torah'

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett says he has lost faith in current government's ability to lead Israel through coronavirus crisis.

Victoria considers GPS tracker bracelets for overseas travelers

Devices would be used to assure some overseas travelers obey home isolation orders after returning to Australia.

Edelstein: 4.2 million flu vaccines to arrive in Israel

Health Ministry purchases almost twice as many vaccines as last year. Regarding COVID-19: 'We'll bring proposal to increase fines.'

Police disperse weddings in Kfar Chabad, other moshavim in south

150 people attend wedding in Moshav Matzliach, 250 in Carmei Yosef, and dozens in two Kfar Chabad weddings.

'The Netanyahu-Gantz government is enamored with lockdowns'

If their fixation with the lockdown approach continues, we're headed for not just a third lockdown, but a fourth and fifth too.

Military police raid coronavirus hotel to separate men and women

MPs arrive to enforce ‘proper integration’ ordinance and separated sexes after male and female soldiers slept together in coronavirus hotel

'Drop all towns from red list - except one J'lem neighborhood'

Coronavirus Czar to recommend dropping extra lockdown restrictions from all 'red cities' - except for one Jerusalem neighborhood.

The role of air pollution in the coronavirus pandemic

Obesity, high blood pressure, & diabetes are all known risk factors. But the poor living in inner cities have another risk to contend with.

After decline, coronavirus infection rate on the rise again

1,479 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed, as percentage of positive tests rises, 21 new deaths reported.

Bnei Brak is no longer 'red'

Significant drops in the rate of contagion mean that Bnei Brak, Modi'in Illit, & Beitar Illit are no longer "red zones."

Next to reopen: Malls & businesses, or elementary schools?

Coronavirus cabinet will meet today to formulate the second stage of emergence from lockdown.