As case count continues to hit highs, under-60s and fully vaccinated now told to take less accurate antigen tests; serious cases climb to 143, but transmission rate ebbs slightly

Health and education ministries agree to scrap 'traffic light' plan that quarantined classes based on vaccination rates, starting Sunday; decision pending committee approval

Health organization says 9.5 million confirmed infections is the highest tally since pandemic began, warns Omicron wave is a 'tsunami' overwhelming health systems

Health Ministry director says list of 'red' banned countries to be canceled at midnight Thursday, predicts daily infections will top 30,000 within three days

Cabinet votes unanimously to impose the requirement amid record Omicron infections; not clear what penalty, if any, refusers might face

Condition of children with complex preexisting conditions worsened after they contracted virus; head of Soroka Medical Center pediatric unit urges all parents to vaccinate children

Health Ministry announces 3,200 staffers will test kids and teachers, but in letter to school district superintendents, education minister says move wasn't coordinated

Ruling permitting man to inoculate his children against COVID accuses anti-vaxxers of 'trying to sow fear and terror among the public'

PM has warned Israel could see 50,000 daily cases at peak of wave driven by Omicron variant; transmission rate nears 2, signaling major outbreak

Conflicting reports as to whether officials expect manageable number of severe cases or huge jump; surging cases force reliance on potentially unreliable rapid tests