JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s National Security Council recommends that due to the steep rise in coronavirus cases the government should take immediate steps to try and stem the spread of the pandemic: Immediately close all synagogues and yeshivas. Closure of all summer day camps and summer schools Limiting gatherings to ten people All colleges should […]

NEW YORK (AP) — If you decide to have an alcoholic drink, limiting yourself to one a day is best — whether you’re a man or woman. That’s the new advice experts are recommending for the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are scheduled to be updated later this year for the first time in […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yisrael Katz decided to present a one-time grant to all Israeli citizens in an attempt to activate the Israeli economy by creating more buying power. The grants will be allocated according to the size of families, with families with one child receiving 2000 NIS, families with […]

DALLAS (JTA) — A Jewish day camp in suburban Dallas has closed after at least two campers and two counselors tested positive for COVID-19. The closing of Gan Israel of Plano, Texas, on Tuesday night serves as a cautionary tale as schools look to reopen this fall. The camp, which according to its website serves […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements. The company said the policy will go into effect on Monday to […]

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Could a well-known cholesterol-lowering drug help treat COVID-19? A research team led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor Yaakov Nahmias says that early research looks promising. Over the last three months, Nahmias and Dr. Benjamin tenOever at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center have focused on the ways in which SARS-CoV-2 (the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling crossroads. Countless hours of treatment and research, trial and error now make it possible to take much closer measure of […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the wake of the steep rise in authenticated cases of COVID-19 in Israel, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein declared Wednesday that unless there is a miracle, Israel is on the way to a second total lockdown. Edelstein set 2000 infections per day as the maximum point at which Israel will have to […]

CHARISH,ISRAEL (VINnews) — Oren Tzur is a prominent and successful Israeli violinist, violist and mandolin player who  appeared recently popular folk singer Yishai Ribo as well as in many other settings, including the popular Lev VeHamayan quartet. The coronavirus dealt a massive blow to the entire entertainment industry and Tzur, like others is desperate for […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Massachusets-based biotech company Moderna announced Tuesday that a potential COVID-19 vaccine it has been testing has produced a “robust” immune response in all the patients participating in the early vaccine trials. The company gave three groups of 45 patients the trial vaccine in different dosages. Preliminary data from the trials were […]