Health minister says country has 'missed the train' on tightening restrictions and must now enter a full closure, as virus test positivity rate climbs above 5%

Health minister says vaccinations to begin in old-age homes; 270,000 said to book appointments for shots as call centers continue to be swamped

Nachman Ash says infection rate can be lowered with a 3-week closure or 5 weeks of tightened restrictions; 3,594 new cases verified on Monday, with a 4.2% positivity rate

Health Ministry records highest number of infections in months, as government deliberates over whether to impose a third lockdown

Foreign nationals to be barred; Israelis returning in next 48 hours from all destinations said to require home quarantine; travelers testing positive to be checked for new strain

Trump, who has spread misinformation about vaccines, said not to be getting inoculated yet, due to recommended delay after experimental treatment when he caught the virus

Prime Minister Johnson chairs discussion on international travel situation after more than a dozen European countries ban flights and travelers from UK

'No pain at all,' says one woman as she receives inoculation; despite logistical difficulties, some 200,000 Israelis made appointments by Sunday night

If scientists conclude inoculation is safe, officials are expected to give conditional approval for it to be used across the 27-nation bloc

Probe as to why patient, 74, who had been clear of infection, became fatally ill finds that second illness was caused by a mutated coronavirus variant