WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday implored Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as he cheered news about the promising development of a vaccine being developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Biden in remarks after meeting with his newly formed coronavirus advisory board cautioned that Americans still […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of people attended the funeral of Rabbi Dovid Feinstein in Jerusalem Monday, but the funeral was marred by clashes with police due to the large crowds which gathered and the lack of social distancing. Police tried to stop the crowds from leaving the Romema area where the eulogies took place and […]

BROOKLYN (VINnews) — In a long awaited development on Monday, Brooklyn was downgraded from red zone status to a less restrictive status which will allow businesses to finally reopen. Gov. Cuomo made the announcement today, that Brooklyn from now on will be classified under “orange status.” This means that all non-essential businesses, aside from “high-risk” […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Trump administration efforts to erect a protective shield around nursing homes, coronavirus cases are surging within facilities in states hard hit by the latest onslaught of COVID-19. An analysis of federal data from 20 states for The Associated Press finds that new weekly cases among residents rose nearly four-fold from the […]

LONDON (VINnews) — While America remains confused as to the identity of its next president, for a large number of British citizens the result could mean a lot of money, according to an article in the British newspaper The Sun. Political gambling is prohibited in the US but in Britain it is legal and an […]

TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Ilan Shoshan is the proud owner of Ilan Designs, an upscale Tel Aviv women’s dress store. In normal times he would be making a living both from domestic clients and tourists. Then the coronavirus struck and he was left floundering to make ends meet. In a televised interview with N12 Shoshan […]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coronavirus cases hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. announced plans Tuesday to expand virus testing as European countries battled rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Nations reintroduced restrictions to get ahead of a virus that has caused more than 1.2 million deaths around the […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The state of Malawi, situated between Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania in Eastern Africa, has announced that it will open an embassy in Jerusalem, making it the first African nation to have a delegation in Israel’s capital. Malawian Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka announced the decision during his visit to Israel Tuesday, adding that […]

UNITED STATES (AP) — America’s fight over masks has reached a new front: polling places. On Election Day, voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote. Most states, even ones […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — There is one sector in Israeli society which, far from experiencing a drop in coronavirus cases, is actually suffering from a huge increase in such cases. Chareidim? No, at this point it is Arab society which has seen an exponential rise in cases, with a whopping 76% of tests coming out positive […]