Month March 2020
As schools across the U.S. shut down in hopes of helping to fight the coronavirus, New York City officials are arguing just the opposite: They’re keeping the nation’s largest school… Read more » The post Smart Move or Grave Mistake?… Continue Reading →
As new restrictions from the Israeli Health Ministry prohibiting weddings was set to go into effect starting Sunday morning, March 15, at 7:00 am, a family in Kiryas Sefer that… Read more » The post Rush to Complete Weddings in… Continue Reading →
CHICAGO (JTA) — I am an infectious disease epidemiologist who worked at the World Health Organization on epidemics in over 25 countries around the world. As a physician and member of the Jewish community, I prize the Jewish teaching that places the… Continue Reading →
The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But… Read more » The post U.S. Internet Well-Equipped to Handle… Continue Reading →
TEANECK, NJ (VINnews) — The mayor of Teaneck, NJ is urging a ctywide self-quarantije after the amount of confirmed cases of coronavirus spiked. Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin said the town of 40,000 needs to make the right move. “They should… Continue Reading →
(March 13, 2020 / JNS) Across the United States and countries worldwide, schools are shuttering, events are being postponed, synagogue services are canceling or severely curtailing services, local communal resources such as libraries have closed, and supermarkets are running out of supplies as… Continue Reading →
Lakewood’s Municipal Court has been ordered shut due to coronavirus fears, TLS has learned. The court will be shut for most matters – such as traffic tickets etc – as of Monday, and will remain shut at least until March… Continue Reading →
The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members… Continue Reading →
Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of efforts to fight the global viral pandemic. “In our workplaces and communities, we must do all we can to… Continue Reading →
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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government announced Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movements and closing restaurants and other establishments in the nation of 46 million people as part of a two-week state of emergency to fight the sharp… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight the outbreak, and then threw his support behind an aid package in Congress that is on track to provide direct relief… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight the outbreak, and then threw his support behind an aid package in Congress that is on track to provide direct relief… Continue Reading →
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. Tests done by scientists show that the virus… Continue Reading →
The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say. But connections could stumble for many if too many family members… Continue Reading →
Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic presidential caucus, grabbing four of the six delegates Saturday. Former Vice President Joe Biden won the other two. This shrinks Biden’s… Read more » The post Sanders Wins Northern Mariana Islands… Continue Reading →
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi security officials said, just days after a similar attack killed three… Read more » The post Iraq Officials: Rocket Attack Hits… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – New York saw its first two coronavirus-related deaths Saturday – an 82-year-old woman in New York City who contracted the illness while dealing with an underlying respiratory illness and a 65-year-old Rockland County resident who had… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House, with President Donald Trump’s support, early Saturday passed a bill to provide free testing for the coronavirus, as well as paid sick and family leave, strengthened unemployment insurance and increased food aid to ease… Continue Reading →
The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is reporting today the second presumptive positive case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Ocean County. The individual is a pregnant female from Toms River. She is currently in stable condition. Daniel Regenye, OCHD Public Health… Continue Reading →