Month March 2020
China reported another rise in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as infections from abroad outnumbered cases of local transmission for a fourth consecutive day, prompting some parts of the country… Read more » The post China Tightens Checks on Foreigners… Continue Reading →
Shares reversed early losses in Asia on Tuesday after the U.S. stock market plunged to its worst day in more than three decades and huge swaths of many economies came… Read more » The post Asian Shares Bounce After Wall… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry said Tuesday morning that the number of coronavirus cases in Israel has risen, and there are now 304 confirmed cases in the country. Four of those hospitalized… Read more » The post Health Ministry: 304 Cases of… Continue Reading →
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The post White House Issues Coronavirus Guidelines appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: U.S. Gov’t Issues New Dietary Guidelines CDC Issues Updated Guidelines for COVID-19 FDA Issues New Guidelines on Salt, Pressuring Food Industry Mandelblit Issues Guidelines for… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey State Assembly on Monday passed bills to establish a technology grant program and to provide $20 million to assist schools in covering facility-sanitization costs made necessary by… Read more » The post New Jersey Bills Help Schools… Continue Reading →
My name is Dr Daniel Roth. As a frum doctor in Lakewood, I am writing this to help people know what I believe they should be doing RIGHT NOW, based on halacha and on standard medical practice. These guidelines will… Continue Reading →
New York state enacted new coronavirus-related regulations Monday, following similar actions by the city on Sunday. The new restrictions include the closing of schools, a ban on eating in restaurants… Read more » The post The New NY: Yeshivos Closed,… Continue Reading →
Remember, it is always free to submit your names through Yad L’Achim. Submit your names for the special tefillah for SHIDDUCHIM, HEALTH & all yeshuos in LIZHENSK – at the resting place of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk – the Noam Elimelech zt”l on the day of… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is moving to drop charges against two Russian companies that were accused of funding a social media campaign to sway American public opinion during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Prosecutors said they concluded that… Continue Reading →
A coronavirus patient hospitalized in the Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv violated his isolation on Monday afternoon and became violent and verbally abusive after being hospitalized for four days. The patient, who was diagnosed with the virus after returning… Continue Reading →
The post Hatzolah of Williamsburg Issues Call for People Over 60 to Remain at Home appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Hatzolah Member Tied Up, Robbed in Williamsburg Health Department Issues Orders to All Yeshivos in Williamsburg to Exclude… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Israeli and Palestinian Authority medical teams have been working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Arab-controlled areas of Judea and Samaria, according to a report by the Unit for the Coordination of Government Activities in the… Continue Reading →
The Israeli government’s decision on Sunday to shut the doors of special education schools was not made lightly, with officials aware of the tremendous burden families would face as a result of the decision. However, a decision was ultimately made… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has been declared the winner of last week’s Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, giving him victories in five out of six states that voted March 10. After nearly a week of counting votes, the… Continue Reading →
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com I have an acquaintance in Eretz Yisroel, who happens to not just be a brilliant nurse, but she has a PhD in nursing from Yale University. This is what she has to say: My… Continue Reading →
There is some uncertainty regarding two issues that dozens of people in New York have asked YWN to clarify. We spoke with NYS Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein who spent the day in Albany, and answered both pressing questions to clarify for… Continue Reading →
The offices will be shut to the public, but services will continue and phones will be manned. See documents below.
In response to numerous inquiries, we’re once again posting the link to the CDC with all relevant health information related to Coronavirus.
JERUSALEM (JNS) — With Israel, like most of the world, reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, a surreal scene took place on Monday as the 23rd Knesset was sworn in to a largely empty chamber. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin delivered his… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court on Monday said it is postponing its next round of oral arguments, which was scheduled to begin Monday, because of concerns over the coronavirus. It is the… Read more » The post Supreme Court To Postpone Arguments… Continue Reading →