Home Front Command chief says troops helping at-risk, quarantined residents of Bnei Brak and Jerusalem, working to contain other cities' outbreaks to keep them from 'turning red'

Hebrew University professors say their homemade solution will reduce dependence on international markets

City's health department tells medical providers to only test the hospitalized to preserve resources for 'patients with more severe illness'

Pair treated with Opaganib, from biopharmaceutical firm RedHill, showed progress within a few days of starting treatment, company says

US president retweets call to fire Anthony Fauci, who suggested to CNN lives could have been saved with earlier government action against pandemic

Just 20 family members and senior rabbis allowed at funeral in Jerusalem after COVID-19 death; 'There was nobody as honest as you,' eulogizes Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau

Jewish group says comment by Allan dos Santos, a Bolsonaro supporter, 'disregards the suffering of the victims'; official calls him a 'scoundrel'

A softer approach means that schools for younger children, restaurants and most businesses are still open, creating the impression that Swedes are living their lives as usual

Manager accuses Health Ministry of waiting more than a week to test all residents after one tested positive, and failing to update facility with results

After 34 coronavirus deaths in homes, and under pressure from High Court, ministry announces that Sourasky head Ronni Gamzu will head virus management in elder care facilities