Month March 2020
Former IDF Chief of Staff MK Moshe Yaalon, one of the leaders of the Blue and White party, accused Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of exploiting the coronavirus outbreak for “personal… Read more » The post MK Yaalon: Netanyahu Exploiting Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will expand its European travel restrictions to include Britain and Ireland as the U.S., armed with new tools against the pandemic, braced for it to get worse before… Continue Reading →
Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) announced that the 23rd Knesset will be sworn in on Monday, as scheduled, despite the stringent guidelines imposed as a result of the spread… Read more » The post Despite Coronavirus, 23rd Knesset to… Continue Reading →
The U.S. government is expected to announce on Saturday that it is expanding its travel ban on most European countries to include Britain and Ireland as it seeks to contain… Read more » The post Officials: U.S. to Add Britain,… Continue Reading →
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world’s most valuable technology firms, stepped down from the board on Friday to focus on philanthropic works related… Read more » The post Bill Gates Steps Down From… Continue Reading →
France will shut most shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities from midnight on Saturday and people should stay home as much as possible as the spread of coronavirus is accelerating, Prime… Read more » The post France Closes Shops, Restaurants, Tells… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to the president’s personal physician. The White House released the test results Saturday night after Trump told reporters hours earlier that he had taken the coronavirus… Continue Reading →
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 system open to ensure that health and emergency workers aren’t… Continue Reading →
New York state on Saturday reported its first two deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, victims who authorities said both had underlying medical conditions. An 82-year-old woman who had advanced emphysema died Friday at Wyckoff Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she… Continue Reading →
Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for many days to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay… Continue Reading →
Spain will put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday… Read more » The post Spain Goes Under Lockdown to… Continue Reading →
Spain locked down its 46 million citizens Saturday and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes, restaurants and cinema — as governments took… Continue Reading →
The Chief Rabbis’ office announced Motzoei Shabbos that the instructions published by the Health Ministry in regards to the coronavirus are to be adhered, saying that “all health-related instructions are… Read more » The post Chief Rabbis: Health Ministry Instructions… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Motzei Shabbos that the government is imposing a partial shutdown of the economy. Supermarkets, pharmacies, banks and gas stations will remain open but non-essential businesses will be closed. “Places of entertainment” such as malls,… Continue Reading →
Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through clearly. “I feel like (expletive),” the 86-year-old told… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to the president’s personal physician. The White House released the test results Saturday night after Trump told reporters hours… Read more » The post White House: Trump Tests Negative… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a dramatic announcement on Motzoei Shabbos, explaining the new steps being taken by the Israeli government in the effort to stop the spread of the… Read more » The post Netanyahu in Dramatic Announcement: ‘Nurseries… Continue Reading →
New York state on Saturday reported its first two deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, victims who authorities said both had underlying medical conditions. An 82-year-old woman who had advanced emphysema… Read more » The post New York Reports First Two… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Despite government assurances that there will be no lack of basic supplies and stores will stay open in any event to provide people with supplies, there was still a huge rush to buy all available items at… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a further attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Saturday night that all recreation centers such as restaurants, coffee houses, cinemas and theaters would be closed until further notice…. Continue Reading →