Month March 2020
As per Dr. Shanik, as well as other Lakewood doctors, all playgroups and learning groups must be disbanded immediately. Due to the danger of the virus and the increasing number of sick people in the community, we must take this… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that his country lacks modern medical facilities and called for urgent improvements, state media said Wednesday, in a rare assessment of the North’s health care system that comes… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Keeping spiritually safe is just as important (if not more) than staying physically safe. Being confined to home without work, feeling anxious and stressed, as well as constantly checking our computers and phones, are breeding grounds for the Yetzer… Continue Reading →
The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday as the two nations work to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Both countries are eager to choke off… Continue Reading →
(Dr Bennett is a Board Certified Emergency Room Physician, NY Hospital of Queens, and also private practice in Queens) This is Ellie Bennett. You all know who I am and where I work. I just feel that I have to… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (JTA) – Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posted on Twitter a photo of Tel Aviv that she took from space. The usually bustling Israeli city is seen looking desolate amid the spread of the coronavirus. “Gazing down at the city… Continue Reading →
Former vice president Joe Biden swept to decisive wins in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, extending his run of victories on a primary election day in which the growing national response to the coronavirus pandemic complicated voting as it… Continue Reading →
The U.S. and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday as the two nations work to stem the spread of… Read more » The post Trump: U.S., Canada to Close… Continue Reading →
ROME (AP) — Social distancing could qualify as an oxymoron in Italy, where walking arm-in-arm with friends, kissing neighbors in greeting and patting the heads of babies are part of the demonstrative culture. But a new virus has rapidly redefined… Continue Reading →
Try to Imagine and feel that little Yankie has been in isolation for over five years! It causes huge suffering to him and his dear parents. We have to take him out of the difficult isolation and give him and… Continue Reading →
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that he was “almost to the point” of recommending to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that the city implement a… Read more » The post Mayor: NYC “Almost to Point”… Continue Reading →
The European Union’s healthcare regulator said on Wednesday there currently is no evidence which links anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen with the worsening of COVID-19, the disease caused by the… Read more » The post EU Drugs Watchdog Says Currently… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling sharply on Wall Street in early trading as fears spread that the coronavirus is causing a global recession. The Dow Jones industrials fell 1,100 points, or 5%, in the first few minutes of… Continue Reading →
BEIT SHEMESH (VINnews) — Police arrested four people Tuesday night after they participated in a Chareidi wedding in the city of Beit Shemesh where at least 150 people were present in violation of Health Ministry guidelines limiting the number of… Continue Reading →
TORONTO (AP) — Canada and the United States are working out the details of a mutual ban on nonessential travel between the two countries amid the new coronavirus pandemic, a Canadian official said. The official was not authorized to discuss… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling over responsibility for the spread of the novel coronavirus. The global pandemic is just one… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank surged ahead in 2019, a watchdog group said in a report Tuesday, maintaining a rapid pace that has drawn strength from the friendly policies of the Trump administration. Peace Now,… Continue Reading →
Marc Short, the chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, said on Wednesday there were no forecasts of 20% unemployment in the United States because of the coronavirus outbreak,… Read more » The post Pence Aide Dismisses Reports of… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles responds to your ‘Ask The Mayor’ questions: Forest between Prospect & Cross
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: I live on Cabernet Drive and in my backyard is a forest (behind the Special Children’s… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan ordered police and public security officials to prepare for the possible implementation of a total lockdown on Israel to prevent spreading of the corona virus, according to a Channel 12 … Continue Reading →