4.83% come back positive as testing system under heavy strain; expert says true caseload likely much higher; 'green classroom' system expires, sending 1,500 elementary classes home

Top US pandemic advisor points to South Africa's experience with Omircon variant, where infections rose quickly and fell away nearly as fast; urges parents to vaccinate kids

PM says travel restrictions likely to be lifted in coming week; ministers okay temporary Green Pass for anyone who gets 1st vaccine shot

School says it will use Zoom for class until end of 1st semester in mid-January; education minister seeks to ease rules for closing high schools to only apply to infected classes

First shipment expected to arrive in coming days; ministry doesn't specify numbers or price but report says there will be enough for several thousand treatments at $700 a pop

PM says government trying to find solutions amid huge lines at testing sites, while some health officials say Omicron herd immunity is likeliest outcome of current wave

Michael Biton, chairman of the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee, spent hours in the parliament on Thursday holding multiple hearings and meetings

Health Ministry director says expanding 4th vaccine shot possible, 'complex' decision to be made on schools; virus czar says Omicron outbreak renders Israel's travel bans obsolete

Limited supply of Paxlovid anti-viral medication will be distributed to patients at home; 'Only a matter of time' until they are sold illegally, official says

2,723 flights on Saturday were canceled in the United States amid 4,698 worldwide as Omicron COVID cases spike globally