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Israel welcomes 1 millionth tourist in 2022, in rebound from COVID-19

Just over four months since Coronavirus restrictions limiting entry into Israel were lifted on March 1, the one-millionth tourist...

Israeli study finds 4th vaccination reduces serious disease

A  study has found that the rate of severe disease among people who received the 4th dose of vaccine against...

New Deltacron variant discovered in Israel

The Deltacron, a new, hybrid Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant was recently discovered in Israel, as the fifth wave of infections...

Fifth wave? COVID-19 transmission rate in Israel rising

Coronavirus (COVID-19) morbidity indices in Israel exhibited a worrying trend in recent days as the coefficient of infection (R)...

Israel closely monitors new AY4.2 COVID-19 variant

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held discussions on Wednesday following the discovery of a case of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Bennett: Israel at ‘Critical Stage’ in Battle with COVID-19

Israel is at “a critical stage” in its battle with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, while...

School year will start on schedule in Israel, despite high COVID-19 stats

The school year in Israel will open on Wednesday, September 1, the Corona Cabinet decided Sunday night, amid the country’s fourth Coronavirus (COVID-19) wave.

Israeli scientists developing meds that ‘put a super cork on the Coronavirus’

A new therapeutic approach developed by Weizmann Institute scientists could spell new hope in the battle against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

For the first time since February, Israel records over 5,000 daily COVID-19 cases

Israel set another dubious record during its fourth wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) when the number of new daily cases was recorded at 5,140, passing the 5,000 cases mark for the first time since the beginning of February.

‘Not vaccinated:’ How refusal is spreading the virus of antisemitism

Ben Cohen: Like COVID-19 seeping around the world, antisemitism whipped up during the pandemic, with its echo of the medieval slander that Jews spread the Black Death by poisoning wells, remains with us.

Israel’s PM Naftali Bennett personally calls on Israelis to observe Coronavirus restrictions

The Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett has made a personal appeal to the Israeli public to observe all the new regulations and to protect people over the age of 60 from contracting the Delta variant of the Coronavirus.

For first time since April, Israel records over 300 daily COVID-19 cases

Israel’s health system yesterday registered 307 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country in the past 24 hours, the highest count of cases since the beginning of April.

PM Bennett: ‘We do not want to return to days of lockdowns’

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced during a Coronavirus (COVID-19) assessment and tour of Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday that...

Israel is removing all corona restrictions starting next Tuesday, June 1st

For the first time since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, all restrictions in the State of Israel will be lifted. Health Minister Yuli (Joel) Edelstein announced today that he will not extend the restrictions that will expire next Tuesday, June 1st.

IsraAID to provide oxygen concentrators, supplies to India in midst of COVID crisis

CEO of the humanitarian agency Yotam Polizer said the scale of what is unfolding there is “simply overwhelming."

Study shows encouraging long-term recovery data for coronavirus patients

With continued attention on the long-term effects of the Coronavirus, research conducted at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre indicates that 95 per cent of recovered Corona patients showed no evidence of irreversible respiratory or cardiac damage after a period of three months and that the majority of symptoms had dissipated by six months.

PM Netanyahu and Health Minister Edelstein meet the 4,000,000th person to be vaccinated in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein have met the 4,000,000th person to be vaccinated in Israel.

Alternative universe

Michael Kuttner: “We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusions. The great task in life is to find reality.”

Inoculate, insinuate, intimidate and inaugurate

Michael Kuttner: The week leading up to 20 January 2021 is proving to be chock full of action on many fronts.

Israeli Health Ministry reports four cases of South African COVID-19 variant

While pharma giant Pfizer says vaccine testing against the new strain is promising, Israeli Military Intelligence reports S.A. mutation is resistant to antibodies.