Coronavirus cabinet orders rapid testing at geriatric centers, summer camps; returning travelers must self-isolate until test results are in; quarantine period may be shortened

Health Ministry reports 521 people newly diagnosed; 40 in serious condition; rift between health officials, ministers on how to assess outbreak's severity

PM justifies move saying UK not seeing corresponding rise in hospitalizations or deaths, says people must now be guided by personal responsibility; critics fear move is premature

Islamic Republic orders closures of nonessential businesses in 275 cities, including Tehran, and introduces travel ban between towns with high infection rates

PM warns Green Pass system barring unvaccinated from some public spaces could be reintroduced; active cases have multiplied by 10 since June 18, alongside almost no new deaths

Hebrew University report urges government to adopt immediate new measures to curb outbreak, estimates vaccines 60%-80% effective in preventing contagion for Delta variant

75 pupils contract COVID-19 from a vaccinated person at school party in Tel Aviv; former Health Ministry deputy director calls to bring back 'Green Pass' system

Several regions are now classified as 'red' as infectrions rise; pandemic has killed more than 84,000 people out of over 3.2 million infections

Urgency coincides with Europe’s summer holiday months, with good weather bringing more social gatherings

Jim Walsh of Washington wore a yellow star to try and make his point, but later apologized; in Alaska, Ron Gillham posted a photo of Nazis being executed