Several Joint List members demanded last week that authorities make information more accessible in Arabic; firm in charge says its translates info 'important' to Arab public only

But WHO says it's advisable to wear a mask in public if you suspect you're infected or someone you are caring for is -- in which case advice is to stay home whenever possible

Officers conduct surprise visits to individuals in quarantine as well as businesses; 'Vast majority are following the instructions,' says senior official

Population growth, loss of natural habitats likely to bring wild animals into more contact with humans, easing way for infectious diseases to jump between species

Stay home, one official pleads; we only have narrow window left to rein in virus, warns another; stay away from grandparents, Bennett tells 'ticking bomb' youngsters

Man hauled out of carriage in Beersheba by cops wearing full protective clothing

Police disperse angry crowds that push into the courtyards of Mashhad's Imam Reza and Qom's Fatima Masumeh shrines; officials start checking people trying to leave major cities

As country edges closer to full closure, Health Ministry instructs: Avoid beaches, parks, minimize social contact, reduce funeral participants to bare minimum

Small Jewish communities are left bereft of rabbis, cantors, and ritual circumcisers as countries attempt to stem spread of COVID-19

Fourth hardest hit country logs another 2,000 cases in 24-hour period, with Madrid in the worst shape