Coronavirus

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NYT: '90% of positive COVID-19 tests should be negative'

New York Times report reveals 90% of positive COVID-19 tests should be negative. OAN's Liz Wheeler reports.

PA records seven new deaths from coronavirus

PA records seven new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the total number to 199.

'No choice but to order a general lockdown'

Interior Min. Deri says no way to avoid general lockdown, admits lockdown is 'a horrible thing.'

Number of coronavirus deaths tops 1,000

Health Ministry: Over 1,000 dead of coronavirus, 2,617 new cases diagnosed Friday.

Haredi rabbi: Yeshiva students should remain on campus

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky instructs yeshiva students to remain on campus to avoid risk of spreading coronavirus.

Health Ministry: 991 deaths from coronavirus

Number of seriously ill patients drops, while number of patients on ventilators is on the rise, Health Ministry says.

30 diagnosed with coronavirus at military training base

Dozens of soldiers diagnosed with coronavirus at training base, IDF says.

2,740 new coronavirus cases, number of serious cases unchanged

Number of new cases remains high, with deaths nearing the 1,000 mark.

'Bnei Brak won't be able to tolerate consequences of lockdown'

Municipal attorney says Bnei Brak residents fear consequences of lockdown, are frustrated at government's treatment of them.

Bennett: Government not functioning, Netanyahu failed

Former defense minster says holding new elections now in the middle of the coronavirus crisis would be "a disaster."

IDF soldiers to help police enforce lockdown

Hundreds of IDF soldiers to be deployed across Israel to help police enforce next week's lockdown in 31 towns and parts of Jerusalem.

'Religious and political gatherings both need to be restricted'

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein explains decision to lockdown 30 towns and cities. 'If we follow the rules there won't be lockdowns.'

MDA tests 88,489 people for COVID-19 in 1 week

Magen David Adom announces that it has tested 1,142,353 people for coronavirus since the beginning of the outbreak in Israel.

Gamzu: High Holiday lockdown still on the table

Coonavirus Czar addresses nation after lockdown imposed on 30 towns and cities, calls on all citizens to obey guidelines.

New lockdown to be imposed on 30 cities across Israel

Coronavirus Cabinet votes to impose total lockdown on 31 'red' cities and towns including Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh, starting next week.

Despite the pandemic - No increase in mortality in 2020

Central Bureau of Statistics finds mortality rates in Israel were unusually low at start of 2020, rose to 2019 levels after COVID-19 onset.

Prof. Yoram Lass:

'Coronavirus disease isn't dangerous to children at all'

Prof. Lass opens program with beginning school year under COVID-19 specter: 'In today's situation, facts don't matter; anxiety's growing.'

Health Ministry:

'About 40% of COVID-19 deaths below average age in Israel'

Official data: Out of 936 dead, 65 were under 60, and 236 were aged 80-70; 'youngest to die in Israel of coronavirus was 19 years old.'

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Health Ministry sued in Freedom of Information Act COVID request

Doctors, journalists, hundreds of citizens hire attorney after Health Ministry repeatedly ignores queries on mortality, testing, treatment.

Health Ministry:

'3,074 test coronavirus positive in one day'

Coronavirus coordinator Prof. Ronni Gamzu recommends expanding list of cities defined 'red'.

Galant to haredi leaders: There is no such thing as 'red cities'

Education Minister criticizes coronavirus project manager in closed talks during a visit to Bnei Brak.

Former Italian PM tests positive for coronavirus

Silvio Berlusconi announces he tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine at home.

Pelosi on visit to hair salon: It was 'clearly a setup'

House Speaker comments on private visit to San Francisco hair salon despite city-wide restrictions on indoor styling.

US states told be ready for COVID-19 vaccine by November 1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking US states to remove barriers to distributing a coronavirus vaccine.

Daily record of coronavirus cases broken again

Ministry of Health says that close to ten percent of the 26,986 tests carried out detected new cases of COVID-19.

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Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak interviews Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines

Renowned rabbi discusses issues surrounding vaccines with Children's Health Defense head.

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Did China use prison labor to make masks?

NTD examines Chinese slave labor practices and other news.

Leading haredi rabbi: 'Don't test yeshiva students for COVID-19'

Post-high school yeshivas should not test students, so as not to disrupt yeshivas' learning, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky says.

'Lion's share of infections are in haredi and Arab sectors'

'Israel's past governments should be embarrassed at high infection rates in crowded haredi, Arab, sectors,' Health Min. Edelstein says.

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Victoria Police arrest pregnant woman for Facebook post

Australia: Victoria Police execute warrant, arrest pregnant woman in front of her children for Facebook post. It's he

'We may prevent family visits during the holidays'

'Without cooperation from the public, we'll end up in lockdown,' Public Health Services head warns.

Health Minister to urge holiday lockdown

Health Min. Edelstein to support closing schools in 'red' cities, lockdown over holidays. 'Schools opened despite wildly spreading virus.'

Health Ministry: 2,085 new coronavirus carriers diagnosed

Health Ministry claims 2,085 coronavirus carriers diagnosed yesterday

'Cases are on the rise, please trust us,' doctor pleads

Citing COVID uptick, 138 Long Island Jewish doctors ask community to trust medical experts.

PA records 552 new cases of COVID-19

The total number of infections in the PA stands at 30,490 with 180 deaths.

Pelosi criticized for using hair salon despite restrictions

House Speaker visits San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out despite local ordinances keeping salons closed amid pandemic.

414 coronavirus carriers in serious condition

12 patients have died from the virus since midnight, bringing the total to 957.

New diet program sees 50% of type 2 diabetics go into remission

Successful UK trial spurs NHS to offer 5,000 people the chance to try the program for free.

US coronavirus death toll rises to 183,050

Number of coronavirus cases in US tops 6 million.

JFNA launches $54 million Human Services Relief Fund

JFNA announces creation of campaign to support Jewish communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

NYC delays start of school year to allow more prep time

Instruction supposed to begin on Sept. 10 will be delayed until Sept. 16.

A third of Americans don't want a coronavirus shot

Almost half of Russians polled don't want a vaccine for Covid-19. In China, 97% are eagerly awaiting one.

Wuhan woman sues Chinese gov't for Covid cover-up

Zhao Lei's father died in January, 2020, when local health services were already overwhelmed but no one knew why.

Rabbi Kanievsky: Don't rush to send students into isolation

Senior haredi rabbi tells educators they must keep yeshivas open, not to rush to order students into quarantine.

'It's easier to close us down than Bnei Brak'

Eliyahu Gafni, head of Emmanuel Council, slams decision to label city red despite low number of cases. 'Bnei Brak is a different story.'

'Hugging isn't allowed, keep a distance and wear a mask'

PM Netanyahu and Education Minister Galant attend ceremony marking first day of school at the Neta'im School in Mevo Horon.

'No one is explaining why we've become a red city'

Residents of Beitar Illit complain about city's status as 'red' city, as Health Min. officials note guideline violations, low test rates.

14 more coronavirus deaths in Israel

Coronavirus death toll rises to 939 after 14 more fatalities reported Monday. 890 patients hospitalized with 436 in serious condition.

'Parents are rightfully concerned about school year'

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion says 98% of students arrived at school, parents are 'rightfully concerned.'

Watch: Global protests against coronavirus restrictions

Thousands around the world are taking to the streets in protest of Covid-19 restrictions.

Coronavirus lab to open in Ben Gurion Airport

Company wins tender to open coronavirus testing lab, plans to offer four-hour test results.

Israeli students head back to school - with major restrictions

Schools barred from reopening in 'red' cities and towns, while schools which do reopen strictly limit class size and hours.

PA records highest daily rise of COVID-19 cases

875 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths were recorded in PA territories in the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise since March.

Schools in 'red zones' will not reopen

Following heated debate, Coronavirus Cabinet decides that schools in cities with high rates of infection will not open.

COVID-19 in Israel: List of 'red' cities published

Tiberias, Beitar Illit included in list of municipalities with high COVID-19 morbidity where gatherings to be limited to 20 people outdoors.

Jewish pilgrim tests positive for coronavirus in Uman

Uman Mayor Alexander Tsibiri says he does not trust pilgrims who "sneak" into Ukraine when they say they do not have coronavirus.

Families who gave to charitable causes share touching stories

The biggest rabbis of our generation gathered to discuss the urgency to help the poor & stricken as a result of the pandemic.

14 dead from coronavirus over last 24 hours

Number of coronavirus patients hospitalized rises to 917, with 453 in serious condition and 123 patients on respirators.

Organization distributing 15m in donated aid funds

New humanitarian dispatch center distributing financial aid ahead of holidays to people hit by coronavirus.

'We may close off cities with high levels of infection'

Dep. Health Min. Yoav Kisch warns: 'Red cities are not a game, opening schools will cause infection.'