Charlotte, North Carolina, gathering would be the first such event closed to press in modern history; some delegations cite logistical issues with traveling

Tehran Health Ministry says 2,685 people tested positive for COVID-19 in past 24 hours, raising total number of confirmed cases since late February to 309,437

GDP could contract by 7.2% in 2020 if economic restrictions are reimposed due to coronavirus pandemic, according to forecast

Meanwhile, Health Minister Edelstein says outcry over program is 'anti-Semitism,' and anyway majority of those arriving are not ultra-Orthodox

5 new deaths take toll to 531; outbreak in Bnei Brak nursing home; Health Ministry said to change rules so quarantine counts from date of test rather than receiving of results

Zeev Elkin, Orly Levy-Abekasis and Yaakov Avitan go into isolation as a result of contact with Jerusalem affairs minister, who announced diagnosis on Saturday evening

Yoav Gallant tweets temporary funding will pay for performances, after outrage over further loss of livelihood for performers as well as over schoolkids' ending access to the arts

Payments for parents arrive first in controversial NIS 6.5b stimulus plan, to be followed by transfers to the elderly and, eventually, the rest of the population

Roni Gamzu says no plans for closures over Jewish New Year; hopes for return of flights in two weeks, but says US yeshiva students should not be on them

Some 20,000 people rally outside Brandenburg gate, calling pandemic 'the biggest conspiracy theory'; politician dubs protesters, who shun masks and social distancing, 'Covidiots'