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Israel mulling lockdown on Purim, virus czar says Prof. Ash tells Ynet Health Ministry established dedicated center to combat fake news on vaccines to increase plummeting turnout; adds further lifting of curbs will happen once 3 million Israelis will have been vaccinated Attila Somfalvi , Adir Yanko | Published: 02.14.21 , 13:52 Israels coronavirus czar said Sunday the officials are mulling implementing a lockdown during the Jewish holiday of Purim next week out of fear that mass festivities...

Coronavirus cabinet meeting on lockdown exit strategy opens with a sparring match between PM and Gantz, while coronavirus czar says vaccinations must be made mandatory for all medical and teaching staff

Virus czar hopes more schools will reopen next week Attila Somfalvi | Published: 02.14.21 , 11:50 Coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash said Sunday he hopes more schools will reopen next week in municipalities that have turned "yellow" or "orange". In an interview with Ynet TV, the czar said that "we want to reopen more schools and more classrooms in places that have turned yellow or orange, as we call them." "We are making another update to the Traffic Light Model to be able to open more plac...

Opinion: Elected officials must put vaccine refusers in their place, despite the possible legal objections; those who refuse to aid the battle against the pandemic should not have the right to sit at a restaurant, go to school or visit a shopping mall

Opinion: Marking the 125th anniversary of the publication of Theodor Herzl's book 'The Jewish State', President Reuven Rivlin urges the people of Israel to draw inspiration during the current crisis from the example left to us by the father of modern Zionism

Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center also says virus' reproduction number continues to decline and now stands at 0.85; however, infection rate and burden reported in hospitals remains high

M., a 70-year-old woman, was told by a Central Bureau of Statistics employee who came to her home that if he was not given admittance, the visits would happen 'every day'; CBS caller warned her she would face legal action for refusing to answer questionnaire

Pfizer vaccine reduces rate of symptomatic infections by 94%, research shows Study also shows that a week after receiving the second dose, the vaccine is 91-99% efficient in preventing the pathogen from evolving into a serious illness; results expected to become much more accurate as time passes and as more Israelis pass the-two week benchmark after second jab Adir Yanko, Yaron Druckman | Published: 02.14.21 , 22:10 Research conducted by the Clalit Health Fund released Sunday shows that Pfiz...

Coronavirus cabinet meeting on lockdown exit strategy fails to agree on how to lift restrictions on businesses, will reconvene on Monday; Netanyahu declares Israel will be first country to leave pandemic behind

While Israelis stranded abroad, hundred of foreigners permitted to enter Israel More than 500 people from 63 countries will arrive for a judo competition in Tel Aviv due to begin next week; business men forced to wait in the UAE after being unable to secure seats on special flight out of Germany sent to return Israelis Itay Blumenthal, Itamar Eichner | Published: 02.14.21 , 20:57 While Israelis unable to return home due to coronavirus restrictions on air travel, hundreds of international at...