NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor said Sunday that he has asked the state for permission to close schools and reinstate restrictions on nonessential businesses in several neighborhoods because of a resurgence of the coronavirus. The action, if approved, would mark a disheartening retreat for a city that enjoyed a summer with less […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Violent clashes broke out between police and Chareidi worshipers as police closed numerous shuls in accordance with the new lockdown regulations in Israel. Police were called to the Poalei Agudas Yisrael shul in central Bnei Brak after they were tipped off that hundreds of people were inside the shul in violation […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dr. Ashish Jha, a leading infectious diseases expert, called President Donald Trump’s infection with the coronavirus “a total failure” to protect him. Jha, the new dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, tweeted Friday: “This is a nightmare. COVID-19 is a serious infection, especially for someone who is older like […]

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday that he and his wife Jill “send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery” after they tested positive for the coronavirus. In a Friday morning tweet, he added, “We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievski has tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports from his household members. Rabbi Kanievski was tested after his temperature rose yesterday and was found to have contracted the virus. However the Rabbi is feeling well and had continued his daily study routine under close medical supervision. The public […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a tweet published a short time ago, President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. Trump wrote that “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will […]

NEW YORK (JTA) – Sukkot, the harvest festival that Jews celebrate each fall, would seem to be designed for the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, it’s typically observed outdoors in temporary structures, allowing for more of the fresh air that is considered one of the easiest ways to reduce transmission of the coronavirus. That’s making the […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) – Today, the Health Department issued a new Commissioner’s Order giving city agencies the power to issue closure orders to businesses for repeat non-compliance with State and local COVID-19 health and safety requirements. This comes as the City continues to track 4 concerning clusters of COVID-19 cases in Southern Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Central Queens […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. But the online retail behemoth, revealing the data for the first time, said that the infection rate of its employees was well below that seen in the […]

BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievski and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein signed a manifest calling on the Chareidi public to maintain health guidelines in the wake of the increase in coronavirus infections. The rabbis called on the Gabbaim of shuls to find ways to organize outdoor minyanim in open spaces and added that “anyone who […]