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With virus cases down, Israel prepares to close drive-in testing centers Health Ministry says it will shut down COVID testing facilities operated by Home Front Command despite objections from the IDF; Health Ministry is also working to scrap free coronavirus testing for inoculated, recovered Adir Yanko | Published: 05.06.21 , 17:44 As new coronavirus cases continue to decline, Israel is preparing to close down its drive in testing centers around the country, health officials said Thursday. ...

May 6, 2021 In a heartwarming moment, IDF Home Front Command soldiers surprised a Holocaust survivor Yisrael who was celebrating his 100th birthday. Just when you thought IDF soldiers couldn’t be any more amazing, you see this video! Holocaust survivor Yisrael celebrated his 100th birthday last week. Yisrael survived the Transnistria Ghetto and also fought as part of the Red Army against the Germans during World War II. Watch the beautiful moment when IDF Home Front Command soldiers surprised...

Get email notification for articles from Ido Efrati Follow May. 3, 2021 7:32 PM Israel has identified its first two cases of the Brazilian variant of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Monday, as well as the first case of the Chilean strain. All three cases were discovered through genetic sequencing in vaccinated Israelis who had recently returned from abroad. In recent weeks, Brazil and Chile have recorded record-high surges in COVID cases, prompting some countries to impose quarantine ...

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Amir Ohana says stampede at Mount Meron that left 45 dead 'could have happened any other year'; police chief vows ‘full cooperation’ with any inquiry

Get email notification for articles from Ido Efrati Follow Apr. 29, 2021 11:40 AM The Health Ministry has identified 41 new cases of the Indian coronavirus variant in Israel, including four in people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Israels genomic sequencing system found that 24 of those infected with the variant, which experts say may be more contagious than other variants, had returned recently from abroad. The other 17 contracted it via community transmission, including five scho...

Follow Apr. 29, 2021 The Health Ministry has identified 41 new cases of the Indian coronavirus variant in Israel, including four in people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Israels genomic sequencing system found that 24 of those infected with the variant, which experts say may be more contagious than other variants, had returned recently from abroad. The other 17 contracted it via community transmission, including five schoolchildren. The Health Ministry and the IDF Home Front Command...

Israelis at a cafe in Tel Aviv, on April 07, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90) Israel will be fully reopened in a month if there is no new sudden rise in contagion as the country moves to return the education system towards normal, coronavirus czar Nachman Ash said Thursday. “We want to see that the return to studies does not cause a rise in contagion,” Ash told Channel 13 news after government ministers voted to further ease coronavirus restrictions at schools. “We are talking about a few we...

0 shares Israel Defense Forces soldiers who have for many months been battling COVID-19 in Israel’s worst-hit city, Bnei Brak, leave the city due to a staggering decline in infection rates. While at one point there were some 26,000 active cases in the ultra-Orthodox city, the number now stands at just 28, according to Channel 12 news. That is thanks to the widespread vaccination campaign and likely aided by the many residents who were previously infected and are therefore immune. Home F...

Students wearing face masks go to school in Yad Mordechai, March 7, 2021 (Flash90) Government ministers on Thursday voted to further ease coronavirus restrictions at schools, scrapping the requirement that fourth graders learn in smaller class sizes. Ministers also ended the requirement for students to present a health declaration signed by their parents to enter the classroom, while allowing universities and colleges to hold all tests in-person. Other changes included lowering the percentage o...