NEW ROCHELLE (JTA) — The attorney at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, has emerged from his coma. Lawrence Garbuz “is awake and alert and seems to be on the road to full recovery,” his wife, Adina, said in a post on Facebook. She has not seen him in person, […]

UNITED KINGDOM (JTA) — British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis ordered the closure of all synagogues affiliated with United Synagogue, the largest network of Orthodox synagogues in the country. “These extraordinary times call upon us to take extraordinary measures,” Mirvis said in a letter issued Tuesday. “(O)ur Torah obligation to protect the sanctity of life transcends […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence has called on hospitals to delay all elective procedures across the country to help ensure medical capacity is focused on stemming the spread of the coronavirus. Hospital systems in hard-hit areas, including New York and Washington state, have already begun postponing elective surgeries as they anticipate a need […]

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as another 147 people died, raising the country’s overall death toll to 1,135. The nearly 15% spike in deaths — amid a total of 17,361 confirmed cases in Iran — marks the biggest 24-hour rise in fatalities since […]

MADRID (AP) – Spain on Wednesday announced 2,538 new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s total to 13,716. Nearly half of those have been hospitalized and 774 are requiring intensive care, according to national health authorities. There are 588 deaths officially recorded, 67 more than on Tuesday. Spanish regions where clusters have been identified […]

WASHINGTON (VINnews) — On Tuesday afternoon, the White House held a phone conference call with Rabbis and Jewish faith leaders, regarding the state of the Coronavirus pandemic. The meeting was led by Avi Berkowitz and a member of the office for the counsel to the President. President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were not […]

ROME (VINnews) — Researchers at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Rome studied two individuals, residents of the Wuhan district who were allegedly Italy’s first recorded victims of the coronavirus after they tested positive on January 29th, 2020. The virus has now infected more than 31,000 Italians and claimed the lives of more than […]

PARMA (VINnews) — When pediatrician Dr. Adi Weiss-Fink from Parma, Italy saw the complacence of the Israeli public regarding the coronavirus, with people taking the forced break as a vacation and going to beaches to relax, she knew she could not remain indifferent. Weiss-Fink posted a video on Facebook Tuesday in which she called on […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a statement released by Ateres Avrohom and Continental, the halls announce that they will be closing their doors, effective immediately, until such time as it is safe to open. This decision follows the directive set forth by the Mayor and Givernor, that all NYC wedding halls should be temporarily closed. […]