Government rebuffs pleas by bereaved families to be allowed to visit military graveyards for memorial ceremonies; travel between cities to be banned for both days

Global demand plummets with few people flying or driving and factories closed, but producers can’t slow production fast enough, and storage tanks creeping toward their limits

Group of pharmacists, public health experts, and intensive care unit physicians say sedatives used to immobilize people put on ventilators are needed to save lives

COVID-19 cases at 13,942, as virus's spread appears to flatten; 139 people in serious condition, including 113 on ventilators

No soldiers injured, but car windshield smashed; army chief denounces attack; 8 arrested after dozens take part in demonstration

Thousands saw a decrease in their latest take-home wages, because time spent in compulsory isolation was treated as sick days and calculated at a lower rate

Over 30 people ticketed for not covering faces; enforcement had reportedly been delayed due to officers not having received form for NIS 200 fine

With places of worship shuttered across the North African country, thousands who normally visit the site for Lag B'Omer will have to wait until 'the danger of the virus has passed'

Countries begin to lift restrictions as coronavirus cases plateau in Europe, mount in US; Africa prepares for outbreak to worsen

According to the World Food Programme, 265 million people at risk of starvation in 2020 as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19