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Coronavirus: Jerusalem’s restricted zones announced, take effect Sunday

Coronavirus: Jerusalem’s restricted zones announced, take effect Sunday

There are four districts specified by the committee, which include mostly haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities.   The special ministerial committee on coronavirus has approved creating “restricted… Read More ›

Modeling Coronavirus: ‘Uncertainty Is The Only Certainty’

Modeling Coronavirus: ‘Uncertainty Is The Only Certainty’

  SEATTLE (AP) — A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure Monday for a first wave of deaths… Read More ›

‘I can’t take it back’: Trump’s Navy secretary resigns and apologizes after he described a fired carrier captain as ‘too naïve or too stupid’

‘I can’t take it back’: Trump’s Navy secretary resigns and apologizes after he described a fired carrier captain as ‘too naïve or too stupid’

  Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned, CNN and Politico reported on Tuesday. Modly’s offer to step down came a day after he visited the USS Theodore Roosevelt… Read More ›

As US starts to see signs of hope, virus crisis escalates alarmingly in UK

As US starts to see signs of hope, virus crisis escalates alarmingly in UK

New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces the first, faint signs outbreak there might be near its peak, but Britain sees deaths climb and PM Johnson… Read More ›

Fighting coronavirus the smart way

Fighting coronavirus the smart way

Opinion: Countless mistakes have been made in this battle simply because the authorities failed to realize that the Health Ministry can’t manage the crisis alone;… Read More ›

Israel’s Health Minister Litzman and his wife test positive for coronavirus

Israel’s Health Minister Litzman and his wife test positive for coronavirus

71-year-old is most senior Israeli official to be diagnosed so far with COVID-19, said to be in a good condition and working from isolation at… Read More ›

Hospital ship arrives in New York as virus death toll rises above 1,200

Hospital ship arrives in New York as virus death toll rises above 1,200

Cuomo laments ‘staggering’ number of deaths; refrigerated trucks reportedly being prepared to work as mobile morgues, as officials warn health system could collapse   NEW… Read More ›

Israel is coronavirus light unto Arab nations

Israel is coronavirus light unto Arab nations

Opinion: Middle East countries are not looking towards Europe, which is failing to stem the virus, or the U.S., which seems to have missed the… Read More ›

New York plans more hospitals as virus death toll surges

New York plans more hospitals as virus death toll surges

State records 519 fatalities as governor announces 4 temporary medical centers throughout New York City; outbreak in area expected to peak in 3 weeks  … Read More ›

Coronavirus claims 3rd victim in Israel, an 87-year-old man from Jerusalem

Coronavirus claims 3rd victim in Israel, an 87-year-old man from Jerusalem

Elderly patient was also suffering from diabetes and dementia, hospital says; he is second victim of virus from Nofim Tower sheltered living center   Jerusalem’s… Read More ›

Trump says National Guard will be activated in California, New York, and Washington state for coronavirus aid

Trump says National Guard will be activated in California, New York, and Washington state for coronavirus aid

  President Donald Trump announced that additional US National Guard forces will be activated in California, New York, and Washington to assist the hardest-hit states… Read More ›

Netanyahu offers to step down next year in unity deal

Netanyahu offers to step down next year in unity deal

In an interview with Channel 12, PM called on an ’emergency’ unity government with Blue & White headed by Benny Gantz, who Netanyahu says would… Read More ›

Israel approaches 1,000-patient mark as lockdown rules set to come into effect

Israel approaches 1,000-patient mark as lockdown rules set to come into effect

Ministers update emergency regulations, which will be implemented at 8 a.m.; open-air markets to remain open for now; third minister quarantined after exposure to virus… Read More ›

African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus

African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus

Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has so far recorded relatively few coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the world, but governments across the continent are… Read More ›

French Jewish Leader in Serious Condition

French Jewish Leader in Serious Condition

PARIS (JTA) – The president of the Jewish community of the French region of Alsace and of the city of Strasbourg, Maurice Dahan, is infected… Read More ›

CLOSED!! Home of Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita

CLOSED!! Home of Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita

Due to the rise in concern about the spread of the Corona virus, family members announced that, at least until the next week, Rav Chaim… Read More ›

First Lady Pushes Back Against Critics Of Her Tennis Tweet

First Lady Pushes Back Against Critics Of Her Tennis Tweet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an… Read More ›

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Shanghai – Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday after a hotel collapsed in southeastern China on Saturday, trapping about 70 people, officials in the city… Read More ›

Maccabi Tel Aviv plays in front of fans after Spain trip, violating virus rules

Maccabi Tel Aviv plays in front of fans after Spain trip, violating virus rules

Basketball team takes to court with hundreds watching; claims Health Ministry didn’t say couldn’t play after returning 10 days ago from Spain which is under… Read More ›

Under pressure, Michael Bloomberg faces a new court challenge to his company’s use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases

Under pressure, Michael Bloomberg faces a new court challenge to his company’s use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases

  A former Bloomberg LP employee who allegedly experienced discrimination at the company asked a New York Supreme Court judge last month to invalidate not… Read More ›