Month April 2020
MIAMI, Fa. (VINnews) — The president of the United Hatzalah organization, Eli Beer, has recovered from coronavirus and was released from the hospital where he had been intubated in serious condition for three weeks during the past month. Beer will… Continue Reading →
Bus service is back, at least partially. The Transportation Ministry said that as of Sunday, the number of buses on many lines will be doubled – from 25% of the… Read more » The post More Buses on the Road,… Continue Reading →
Terrific news came from Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital on Sunday after a 94-year-old woman was released from the hospital after surviving Covid-19 Coronavirus. The woman was hospitalized in moderate condition approximately 10 days ago and was admitted to the specialized… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus is touching all levels of society and increasing tensions as governments start to ease restrictions that health experts warn should be done gradually to avoid a resurgence of the illness that has killed more than… Continue Reading →
To the members of the Passaic-Clifton Community שיחיו, The ultimate outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic is ביד הקב׳׳ה. Yet, we remain obligated to fulfill ונשמרתם מאד לנפשותיכם by doing do what we can to mitigate the spread of disease, suffering… Continue Reading →
A new method for testing patients to ascertain whether or not they have the Covid-19 Coronavirus by using a breathing device is being developed in Israel by Next-Gen and Scentech Medical company. The new system has been given the approval… Continue Reading →
The Holland Tunnel will begin closing down nightly for repairs as of Monday night, despite the coronavirus pandemic. The project, first announced in 2018, will close parts of the tunnel… Read more » The post Holland Tunnel to NY to… Continue Reading →
Israeli researchers reported Monday that the global coronavirus outbreak has sparked a rise in anti-Semitic expression blaming Jews for the spread of the disease and the economic recession it has… Read more » The post Experts: Coronavirus Brings Spike in… Continue Reading →
If Israel’s Health Ministry has its way, there will not be any competitive sports in Israel for at least the next six months. So said the Deputy Director-General of the Ministry Itamar Grotto. Grotto told this to a Knesset Coronavirus Knesset… Continue Reading →
One patient died overnight Sunday from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said Monday morning, with the death toll rising to 173. The fatality was a 90-year-old woman who was a resident… Read more » The post Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to… Continue Reading →
Spring is the season for Israel’s “national” holidays, beginning with Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commences Monday night, and through Memorial Day and Independence Day next Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. This… Read more » The post Coronavirus Decimates Israeli Flag Business… Continue Reading →
Novartis has won the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct a randomized trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 disease, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday, to… Read more » The post Novartis, FDA Agree to Malaria… Continue Reading →
Shares trended lower in Asia on Monday as oil prices fell back and Japan’s trade data for March was weaker than expected. Benchmarks rose in Shanghai but fell in Tokyo,… Read more » The post Asian Shares Fall Back on… Continue Reading →
The Trump administration and Congress expect an agreement Monday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money… Read more » The post Trump, Congress Near Deal on… Continue Reading →
A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the… Read more » The post 16 People Killed in Shooting… Continue Reading →
A meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and White head Benny Gantz Monday morning ended without resolution, sources in both parties said. Netanyahu had invited Gantz to his… Read more » The post Still No Deal as Netanyahu,… Continue Reading →
The United Kingdom is preparing to collect the blood from COVID-19 survivors to investigate if convalescent plasma transfusions could improve an infected patient’s speed of recovery and chances of survival.… Read more » The post U.K. to Trial Use of… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred in Lakewood early this morning. As first reported on our Status, police responded to the Woodlake development shortly before 1:00 AM. Upon arrival, police located multiple bullet casings on the ground. No injuries… Continue Reading →
(By: Sandy Eller) The past few weeks have been heartbreaking, with an unfathomable number of lives tragically cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Over 1,000 aveilim are currently sitting shiva in the greater New York and New Jersey area, their… Continue Reading →
As physicians who are שומרי תורה ומצוות and on the frontlines of the active COVID-19 pandemic, we implore all fellow Jews to continue strict adherence to isolation guidelines WITHOUT exceptions. Our Jewish communities require unique consideration and are at higher… Continue Reading →
By: Sandy Eller The past few weeks have been heartbreaking, with an unfathomable number of lives tragically cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Over 1,000 aveilim are currently sitting shiva in the greater New York and New Jersey area… Continue Reading →