Serious illness much more likely for unvaccinated; coronavirus czar says Omicron-fueled wave not over yet; positive test rate of 28.79% highest since start of pandemic

'We need collectively to be rethinking what is the goal of vaccination,' doctor says, as shots prove effective at saving lives but not in preventing spread of new variants

Interior Minister Shaked tests positive for virus; WHO official says new Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is three times more infectious than original Omicron strain

Turkish president tweets that he and his wife are suffering mild symptoms after they were infected with Omicron strain; pair recently returned from trip to Ukraine

Toll compiled by Johns Hopkins shows number of Americans killed by coronavirus is greater than population of major cities like Indianapolis, San Francisco

Starting on Monday, Israelis will no longer have to flash Green Passes at restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and hotels, but will still have to do so at event halls and dance clubs

State should open up food market for imports, encourage price transparency, and consumer can be more proactive, suggests Dr. Karnit Flug

PA health ministry reports 70,000 active cases in West Bank and Gaza Strip, but real figure is likely much higher

Health body says situation depends on 'drastic and uncompromising' increase in vaccine-sharing across borders

Transmission rate continues its steady decline and stays below 1, indicating a waning of the current wave of infections