Yifat Shasha-Biton says government should reinforce hospitals, not shut down country; Health Ministry deputy says healthcare system overwhelmed, denies overcount of fatalities

Chezy Levy admits goal of no more than 500 daily infections won't happen under current conditions; Minister Ze'ev Elkin says government lacks exit strategy from closure

Director Hans Kluge warns that even a vaccine will not necessarily bring an end to the pandemic as it is not clear it would work for everyone

UK sees over 3,000 new cases in 24 hours for the third day in a row; France, Austria and Czech Republic also report surges; Brazil charts more than 131,000 deaths

9 more people die, taking the national death toll to 1,119, number of serious cases rise to 519, with 202 in moderate condition; senior IDF generals in quarantine after exposure

Schools, businesses that deal with public to close, restaurants are delivery only, people limited within 500 m from their homes; multistage plan includes special prayer guidelines

Epidemiologists weigh in on the safety of attending prayers, hearing the shofar, Yom Kippur break fast meals, going 'sukkah hopping,' and other customs in the pandemic era

Doctors issue warning after Saturday night selichot services at iconic 770 Eastern Parkway site crowded with worshipers, many without masks

Bennett warns 3-week closure over Jewish holidays will deal economic 'hammer blow' to many Israelis; deputy head of restaurant group says may keep some eateries open in protest

Government adviser Masad Barhoum is ‘afraid,’ warns that people in his community will only wake up to threat when they see ‘many from their village dying’