Rishon Lezion municipal inspectors fine local branch of Swedish furniture chain, reportedly threaten to return every 90 minutes to dish out further penalties until it closes

Military's coronavirus task force finds half of cases coming from schools, says people starting to be more honest about their interactions and aiding contact tracers

Health Ministry reports further increase in basic reproduction rate, signaling an acceleration in the spread of the pandemic; IKEA fined for reopening in defiance of regulations

President Rouhani warns restrictions could be reimposed in the capital, extended to other areas if Iranians don't heed health guidelines

Despite rising infections in city, numerous mass gatherings held over the weekend in apparent violation of restrictions

COVID spreading across the US; hospitalizations also on the rise in New York, Florida, California, Texas

7th-10th graders back in class for 1st time since mid-September; schools in virus hotspots remain closed; government said mulling text message system for quarantine tracking

With first vaccines expected in days or weeks, officials tell TV network if Israel's vaccination program proceeds as planned, pandemic could be in rearview mirror as Spring arrives

Though coronavirus vaccines finally on the horizon, Israel's daily caseload continues to indicate pandemic is once again growing

Serial start-upper Jonathan Rothberg aims to turn tide of pandemic with a coronavirus testing kit he devised while isolating with vulnerable family members aboard his superyacht