Medicine developed at Ichilov moderates immune response, helps prevent deadly cytokine storm, researchers say; 29 of 30 phase 1 trial patients left hospital within 3-5 days

Israel Democracy Institute study finds community suffered worse employment setback due to coronavirus than rest of workforce, wage-earners moving from jobs in education to commerce

Legislation allowing hotels to open passes despite warning from health officials that rapid testing necessary for keeping areas virus-free won't be ready for several more days

A day after legislation is pulled by health minister, lawmakers vote to soften restrictions, say they will tackle opening more later

Destinations are largely limited to Greece and Bulgaria and involve testing and other measures; nevertheless, Israelis are flocking to vacation abroad to escape shutdown

Airport won't close, despite weeks-long closure set to start Friday, but flights beyond those already approved will not be added

Starting from Rosh Hashana eve, Israelis to be barred from traveling 500 meters from home; Netanyahu denies closure due to failure to curb virus

Coronavirus infections surge in country of 100 million, threatening to overwhelm hospitals; rights groups say at least 10 physicians, 6 journalists arrested since February