Proposal would bar those without proof of immunity or a negative COVID test from non-essential stores; numerous shop owners vow to oppose step, which one minister calls 'madness'

Health Ministry officials tell public broadcaster that between five and nine cases have no known source, indicating variant may have escaped containment efforts

Decision will go into effect overnight Thursday to allow more time for Israelis abroad to return, Health Ministry says

Experts also don't recommend cutting down period between second vaccine dose and booster, but propose increasing recovery period for Omicron patients

Health minister says more nations to soon be labeled 'red,' as senior official warns against flying abroad: 'Whoever is planning to travel... is likely to enter full quarantine'

PM says border regulations bought time for vaccine campaign; announcing plan to give shots in schools, premier says inoculation rates must rise to protect children from new strain

Coalition party leaders agree to new restrictions to limit travel; Health Ministry confirms another 20 cases of the new variant; Bennett says vaccinations rates 'insufficient'

Initiative by health and economy ministries and Innovation Authority will let startups access anonymized medical data for better healthcare

Policy going into effect on Thursday put in place due to suspicion variant may stay contagious for longer, Health Ministry says

Positive test rate at 0.75%, highest in over two weeks; majority of 5,981 active patients are schoolchildren