BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — The Bohosh chasidic center in Bnei Brak continued to conduct minyanim during the period of the coronavirus despite public health regulations to the contrary. As a consequence, the chasidim suffered from numerous whistleblowers and informers who called the police when minyanim were taking place, causing them to receive thousands of shekels […]

BANGKOK (AP) — As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel. “Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle […]

NES TZIONA (VINnews) — The Nes-Tziona-based Institute for Biological Research, which is affiliated with Israel’s Defense Ministry, announced Tuesday that it has found that two drugs used to treat a genetic disorder known as Gaucher’s disease are also effective against the coronavirus and potentially against other viruses as well.One of these drugs -Cerdelga – is […]

Montenegro, the last country in Europe to be infected by the novel coronavirus, has become the first European country to eradicate the virus , the country’s health minister announced Monday. “In the days ahead, responsible behavior and shared health care will be our trump card to continue to be proud holders of the title of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Religious services in California will look much different under rules unveiled Monday that limit attendance to 100 people and recommend worshippers wear masks, limit singing and refrain from shaking hands or hugging. The state released guidance under which county health departments can approve the reopening of churches, mosques, synagogues and other […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Taxpayer-subsidized health insurance is available for a modest cost — sometimes even free — across the country, but industry officials and independent researchers say few people […]

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax has begun the first phase of the trial in which 131 volunteers in the cities of Melbourne and Brisbane will test […]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — More than 200 workers at an export-focused textile plant in Guatemala have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and more results are pending in what could be one of the country’s largest outbreaks, officials said Monday. Zulma Calderon, the health prosecutor for Guatemala’s Human Rights prosecutor’s office, said they began receiving […]

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug U.S. President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available evidence to date. In a press briefing, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom […]

REHOVOT (VINnews) — Pictures taken Sunday capture the atmosphere in the Kretchniff Talmud Torah in Rehovot as children returned to their classroom studies in the past week wearing masks and practicing social distancing where possible. Some Yeshivas have also returned to their studies but Rabbi Gershon Edelstein has not yet permitted the Bnei Brak-based Ponovezh […]