Defense minister repeats demand that he be put in charge of national response to the pandemic, denounces general lockdowns

The patients, the eldest of whom is 97, return to the city's Freemasons Nursing Home; three other residents remain hospitalized, with mild symptoms

11th fatality at Beersheba's Mishan, 4th death at Yokra facility in Yavne'el; Magen David Adom to carry out 3,000 tests per day in centers with diagnosed resident or staff member

With reports of unusually high death rates for those on breathing machines, some practitioners are turning to other measures when possible

As Israel scrambles to purchase the reagents necessary for the chemical analyses, government makes deal with South Korea to supply some, but still far less than what is needed