Month March 2020
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Given the anticipated shortages of hospital staff able to treat those infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Israeli Ministry of Health has asked nursing schools across the country to train their students in respiratory care. Answering the… Continue Reading →
Mrs. Perel Weisel, 94, passed away on Sunday at Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak after she tested positive for the coronavirus. Mrs. Weisel was born in Romania, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. Her father, Rav Yaakov Shalom Rosenfeld, z’tl, was a… Continue Reading →
Government authorities in many countries have issued orders to cremate all coronavirus victims and ZAKA organizations around the world are struggling to find solutions for Jewish meisim. In England, after much effort by both Jewish and Muslim religious leaders, the… Continue Reading →
The mammoth fight against coronavirus in New York intensified Sunday as the state grappled with over 59,000 cases and at least 965 deaths. That’s an increase of 237 deaths in less than 24 hours. Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for “all… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online… Continue Reading →
The Agudah will be hosting an inspiring virtual Yarchei Kallah this week, with shiurim from world-renowned English speaking Roshei Yeshiva and Rabbonim from Eretz Yisroel. Every day there will be a hachanah shiur, a chazarah shiur, a shiur klali, and… Continue Reading →
Al eileh ani bochiyah. As the plague of COVID-19 sweeps across the world, there are many in our community who have fallen in its path. As we join the families… Read more » The post For These We Cry appeared… Continue Reading →
Abbott Laboratories is unveiling a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as little as five minutes and is so small and portable it can be used… Read more » The post FDA Approves 5-Minute Virus Test… Continue Reading →
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The Israeli Cabinet was scheduled to meet via teleconference on Sunday night starting at 11 p.m. to discuss the next phase of the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis. Approval… Read more » The post Cabinet Meets to Consider More… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says two health insurers are waiving patient payments for coronavirus treatment. Both Cigna and Humana won’t require many of their customers to make copayments or other forms of cost sharing for COVID-19 care. Health care… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is extending the voluntary national shutdown for a month as sickness and death from the coronavirus pandemic rise in the U.S. The initial 15-day period of social distancing urged by the federal government expires… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – New Yorkers are hearing a constant wail of sirens as weary ambulance crews respond to a record volume of 911 calls, many from people experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus. The city’s ambulances are responding to about… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has offered his opinion on the future of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, insisting the United States government won’t pay for the couple’s security if they live in the United States. Responding… Continue Reading →
With gold-standard N95 respirators in critically short supply at hospitals, underwear and T-shirt factories in the U.S. retooled this week to make cotton face masks so doctors and nurses will… Read more » The post White House Pays Clothing Makers… Continue Reading →
DETROIT (AP) — The North American International Auto Show said that it will cancel its Detroit show because of the coronavirus pandemic and the center where it is held will likely be repurposed into a hospital. The Detroit Auto Show,… Continue Reading →