Month June 2020
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries…. Continue Reading →
The past few months have been some of the most chaotic and uncertain in our lifetimes. From the pandemic to the social unrest to surreal summer planning, the unknown and unpredictable have left us all confused and unsure. When the… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] We all invest. We invest in our families, in our Yiddishkeit, in our children’s education, in our businesses, in what we believe in. Virtually all material investments are uncertain. The pandemic revealed just how extreme the uncertainty is…. Continue Reading →
After Health Minister Yuli Edelstein called for the closing of shuls, due to the recent wave of new cases of coronavirus, a closer examination of the Health Ministry data reveals… Read more » The post Why Close Shuls? Only 3.64%… Continue Reading →
The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce will be distributing over 50,000 masks, “helping our businesses be a safe place to shop while removing the financial strain from our hurting businesses and families.” “As American businesses begin to open again, it’s important… Continue Reading →
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday — 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases — and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could… Continue Reading →
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation after she read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the… Continue Reading →
There have been 112 victims in 83 shootings over a nine-day period ending Saturday, according to police. Most of those shot were expected to survive, but at least six people have died in the past week and others suffered serious or critical injuries…. Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli health ministry called yesterday to close shuls and conduct minyanim of up to 19 people outside, but a survey on the health ministry’s site revealed Monday that in the past 7 days, just 11 of… Continue Reading →
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel has risen to 23,989 as of Monday, an increase of 492 cases in the last 24 hours. There are currently 6,566 active patients and the number of seriously ill patients increased by 18%… Continue Reading →
The Corona Cabinet has decided to limit gatherings as part of new restrictions to contain the coronavirus, according to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office after the meeting.… Read more » The post Coronavirus Cabinet Calls to Limit… Continue Reading →
Petach Tikva (VINnews) — A fountain in Petach Tikva which has been named in honor of Donald Trump was vandalized and dyed red overnight, making it appear as if it was gushing blood. Protesters against the proposed annexation of Judea… Continue Reading →
Maanyanei Hayeshua Hospital of Bnei Brak recorded a shockingly high 85% complete recovery rate among its coronavirus patients who required respiratory assistance in the “first wave” of the coronavirus. The city of Bnei Brak was hit particularly hard during the… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N.’s human rights chief on Monday said that Israel’s plan to begin annexing parts of the occupied West Bank would have “disastrous” consequences for the region, issuing her dire warning as senior U.S. and Israeli officials… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — For 23 years, Bar Hershkowitz was sure that her family consisted only of herself, her mother and an unknown donor through whom her mother had conceived her. Hershkowitz, a career soldier, decided a year and a half… Continue Reading →
Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a… Read more » The post Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for… Continue Reading →
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A small study by researchers in Italy has found that COVID-19 patients who were tested for the novel coronavirus at a hospital there in May had fewer virus particles than… Read more » The post Italian Study Shows Lower Viral… Continue Reading →
Petach Tikvah Mayor Rami Greenberg ordered security camera footage to be collected for a complaint to be filed after activists turned a fountain blood red at the Donald Trump Square… Read more » The post Petach Tikvah’s Donald Trump Square… Continue Reading →