After prime minister tells Israelis to cover up when out in public, short clip published on social media platforms demonstrates improvised face protection gear

Al-Qaeda, Islamic State view pandemic both as threat and as opening to recruit and to strike harder, taking advantage of armies busy fighting a silent enemy

Ashkelon and Tel Aviv hospitals reports on sixth and seventh fatalities of the day, more than doubling tally since Monday; most deaths Thursday have had pre-existing conditions

Even a global pandemic can't stop a love life, for as CoronaCrush says, 'Don’t isolate… it’s time to iso-date'

Even while communities cannot come together physically, many are still organizing projects to provide support to those who are suffering or at perilous risk amid the pandemic

Countries try to limit risk of unwitting infections by requiring people to cover faces while outside, checking temperatures and requiring smartphone scanning on subway

Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss's staunchly anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox organization at first urged followers to ignore social distancing regulations before reversing course this week

Number of cases rises to 6,211, with 83 on ventilators; all five victims over 70, three had underlying conditions; toll apparently includes third victim from Beersheba nursing home

President cites case of Stanley Chera, 78, as the moment the severity of the health crisis hit home

Warning comes amid worries that some patients are petrified to go to hospital for necessary treatment and many will miss important tests