But report says spread of new variant could end up being greater but go unrecorded under new testing rules; senior official: 12% of cases among people who previously had COVID

Health and education ministries agree to scrap 'traffic light' plan that quarantined classes based on vaccination rates, starting Sunday; decision pending committee approval

Health Ministry announces 3,200 staffers will test kids and teachers, but in letter to school district superintendents, education minister says move wasn't coordinated

Conflicting reports as to whether officials expect manageable number of severe cases or huge jump; surging cases force reliance on potentially unreliable rapid tests

Wastewater management outfit Kando says systems can help monitor morbidity rates in cities of over 20,000, allow health authorities to stay ahead

Women seeking to terminate a pregnancy must justify themselves before an impersonal panel, a step reformers want to abolish. After decades, the Health Ministry is now on their side

Health Minister Horowitz stresses transgender people will be included in regulation change in wake of last year's High Court ruling; rights groups welcome 'historic day'

Tally jumps by over 4,000 relative to previous day, but serious cases climbing at far more moderate pace; Health Ministry chief gets 4th vaccine, urges others to follow suit

Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis says Health Ministry trying to 'lessen the force' of current COVID outbreak but warns 'it will be a high wave'

Ra'anana-based Cannbis looks to become go-to information resource and online marketplace for licensed consumers, now numbering over 100,000