Month March 2020
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in an interview on Motzoei Shabbos that he is ready to step down next year as part of a proposed power-sharing agreement with his chief rival… Read more » The post Netanyahu Offers to Step Down… Continue Reading →
Spanish authorities said on Saturday that they would boost coronavirus testing, potentially with the help of robots, as the toll in the country kept climbing, surpassing 1,300 deaths and reaching… Read more » The post Spain to Boost Coronavirus Testing… Continue Reading →
Data released over the weekend by the Health Ministry indicates that the largest number of people diagnosed with coronavirus are not among the elderly – but among those 30-39 years… Read more » The post Data Shows Younger Adults, Not… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Could be a game changer.” “Very exciting.” “The way they acted with this kind of speed is an incredible thing.” “Very powerful.” “This could be a tremendous breakthrough. Tremendous breakthrough.” “We’re going to be able to make… Continue Reading →
The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) announced the newest COVID-19 case count for Ocean County. There are a total of 44 new cases being reported between the Ocean County and Long Beach Island Health Departments in the following municipalities; Barnegat… Continue Reading →
BROOKLYN (AP) – An inmate at a federal jail in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case in the federal prison system. The inmate, who is housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn,… Continue Reading →
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday, an increase of 19.6% — by far the largest daily… Read more » The post Italy Coronavirus Deaths Surge by… Continue Reading →
To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and protect the capacity of New Jersey’s health care system for the state’s most vulnerable, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 107, directing all residents to stay at home until further notice…. Continue Reading →
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first rapid coronavirus diagnostic test, with a detection time of about 45 minutes, the test’s developer, California-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid,… Read more » The post FDA Approves First Rapid Coronavirus… Continue Reading →
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered residents to stay home, banned all gatherings and told nonessential retail businesses to close by 9 p.m. Saturday in order to slow the spread… Read more » The post New Jersey Tells Residents to… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is scouring the globe for medical supplies and scouting temporary hospital locations in and around New York City. Flights were briefly suspended… Read more » The post NY Airports, Hospitals Under Pressure… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry announced that 883 people have been diagnosed with the coronavius, an increase of 178 since Friday. The ministry said that 15 patients were in serious condition. The… Read more » The post 883 People in Israel With… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is scouring the globe for medical supplies and scouting temporary hospital locations in and around New York City. Flights were briefly suspended to New York City-area airports because… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry reported the country’s first death from the coronavirus on Friday night as 88-year-old Aryeh Even. Even was admitted to Sha’are Tzedek Hospital about a week ago in very serious condition with multiple underlying conditions. During the week he suffered from cardiac… Continue Reading →
El Al flew about 550 Israelis stranded in India back to Israel on two flights on Motzei Shabbos. The first flight left Mumbai at 9:30 pm. and the second at 11 p.m. Reports say that another 2,500 Israelis are still stranded… Continue Reading →
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry announced the first two cases of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip early Sunday. The ministry said the cases were two people who returned recently from Pakistan. It said they… Continue Reading →
Israel suffered its first fatality from the coronavirus on Friday night when 88-year-old Aryeh Even passed away at Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital. There are 883 people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Israel as of Motzei Shabbos, with 15 people in serious… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Aryeh Even, an 88-year-old Israeli holocaust survivor who lived in the Nofim nursing home in Jerusalem, is the first Israeli to pass away from the coronavirus. Even, who suffered from a number of other chronic conditions before… Continue Reading →
Israel reported its first fatality from the coronavirus on Friday, an 88-year-old man who suffered from previous illnesses. The Health Ministry said in a statement he had been brought to… Read more » The post Israel Reports First Coronavirus Fatality… Continue Reading →