From Bach to jazz, and Koolulam to the Israel Festival, Israeli directors work on last-minute changes and delays, contend with cancellations, as COVID-19 scrambles their plans

Tehran says numbers represent an 18% increase in deaths from the day before and 12% more confirmed cases

Arkia to end services immediately; Israir says it'll try to bring all passengers back to the country before halting international operations next week

A self-taught computer maven from Seattle, Avi Schiffmann uses web scraping technology to accurately report on developing pandemic, while fighting misinformation and panic

Health Ministry says 4 of the patients were infected by people in the country who were carrying the virus, including 3 from the same woman

Vice president told prime minister that demanding self-imposed isolation specifically for those coming from North America would not go down well in Washington, TV news says

Health Ministry says international travelers will be given time to depart 'in an orderly manner in the coming days,' without specifying a deadline

Matt Gaetz, who shook hands with a man confirmed to have the virus, caught a ride with US president on Air Force One

Congressional aide says Hill staffers, lawmakers are 'freaking out' about whether they interacted with the individuals who tested positive

Countries around the globe shut down popular sites, cancel events, as part of measures to contain spread of virus