Jay Tischfield, head of the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository, says his lab is ramping up capacity to analyze 50,000 spit samples a day

Parents given clandestine instructions on how to drop kids off, quickly using side doors and carrying school books in shopping packets; other schools refusing to operate illegally

Insisting his considerations are only for the good of the economy, Israel Katz says efforts to pass a one-year budget are not a pretext for new elections

Ministers also approve reopening of cultural venues, reportedly declare three coronavirus hotspots 'restricted zones'

Palestinian Authority has yet to see a severe spike in cases, but officials raise red flags, concerned about increase in cases within Israel

As disease shows no sign of slowing in Islamic Republic, officials say adherence to social distancing rules has greatly decreased

All visitors to Russian president's residence outside Moscow must go through device

Some credit swift action by rabbis, others the unified communal response; whatever the cause, the 20,000-strong community avoided Belgium's highest per capita death rate globally

Dozens of vehicles briefly bring traffic to a stop on Ayalon Highway as companies demand government help in weathering coronavirus lockdown

Central Command chief Tamir Yadai self-isolates for 2nd time, along with other officers and troops, after attending event with career soldier who contracted the disease