After ministers agree to widen flight availability from August 16, Airports Authority publishes tender to operate on-site lab, with passengers tested 72 hours before departure

Coronavirus cabinet, supporting new czar Gamzu, decides to allow commerce on Fridays and Saturdays, aims to reopen skies by August 16, as lockdown averted -- for now

Coronavirus cabinet also expected to discuss plan by new coronavirus czar to give some cities more freedom to set their own pandemic regulations

Newly formed unit tasked with 'breaking the chain of infection' by rapidly finding COVID-19 carriers and those who may have come in contact with them

Coronavirus cabinet meeting ends without decisions; virus czar to present detailed proposal on Wednesday

PM warns of jump in COVID-19 deaths, says cases could rise 'to numbers we won’t be able to handle' as ministers meet to discuss easing some restrictions, tightening others

1,939 new cases recorded over past 24 hours, the highest yet, as government expected to order businesses to close Friday afternoon for the duration of the weekend

Parts of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Lod, Ramle, Kiryat Malachi declared 'restricted zones' for 7 days from Friday 1 p.m.; 1,650 infections recorded in 24 hours, a single-day record

Ministers summoned to vote on lockdowns in sections of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Lod and Kiryat Malachi; 1,650 new infections recorded over last 24 hours, a single-day high

2 fatalities recorded, with 118 patients in serious condition; shutdown expires in parts of Lod, Ashdod; Health Ministry said to recommend 5 neighborhoods of capital be closed