Prof. Chezy Levy, director of Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical Center, replaces Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, who led coronavirus pandemic response

Research facility says it did not carry out most of the incorrect tests, blames ministry for over-cautious interpretations of the samples it processed

More residents re-tested as Health Ministry opens probe into mistake; elderly patients isolated in hospitals to reduce chance of infection while decisions made about future care

Shoshana Bracha refused to leave hospital until her husband, Rahamim, overcame the virus: 'I love him, I don't leave him'

Medical staff from enclave attend workshops at Erez Crossing and Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical Center; conference calls held between medics on both sides of border

Ashkelon and Tel Aviv hospitals reports on sixth and seventh fatalities of the day, more than doubling tally since Monday; most deaths Thursday have had pre-existing conditions

Number of cases rises to 6,211, with 83 on ventilators; all five victims over 70, three had underlying conditions; toll apparently includes third victim from Beersheba nursing home

No results yet from second suspected case in Israel, as China shuts down cities and ups quarantine measures for more than 50 million people, with death toll rising

Worker, who had already been in country for several days, delivered to hospital in mobile isolation unit; Israeli woman, returning from China trip, also quarantined

Rate of births increased significantly at Barzilai Medical Center during military escalation, with mothers' anxiety apparently contributing to earlier deliveries