NEW YORK (VINnews) — As reported yesterday by VINnews, a Yeshiva University student was under quarantine after being suspected of contracting the coronavirus. Today it has unfortunately been confirmed that the student has indeed tested positive for the virus. The following notice on the matter was released by Yeshiva University: S: COVID-19 Update We have […]

LONDON (AP) — British authorities laid out plans Tuesday to confront a COVID-19 epidemic, saying that the new coronavirus could spread within weeks from a few dozen confirmed cases to millions of infections, with thousands of people in the U.K. at risk of death. Officials hope the most drastic measures won’t be needed. Britain may […]

MENLO PARK, CA (VINnews) — Mark Zuckerberg has spoken out amid the coronavirus outbreak, to address Facebook’s role amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a Facebook post on Tuesday evening, Zuckerberg talked about how Facebook is combatting the spread of false information, as well as how Facebook data is being used to understand how the virus […]

NEW YORK (JTA) — For the past three years, Esther Possick and her son have avoided the hassle of hosting Passover at their Long Island home by traveling to kosher hotels in foreign locales. In 2017, they spent the holiday at a resort in Stresa, a resort town on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy not […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government’s ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis. All of the deaths have occurred in Washington state, and most were residents […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a letter published by Yeshiva University, it is revealed that 2 of their students are currently under quarantine for suspected Coronavirus. The letter reads as follows: Dear Yeshiva Community, We are writing to share two pieces of news related to COVID-19. We have learned that one of the children of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are finalizing a $7.5 billion emergency bill to fund the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, in a burst of bipartisan cooperation that’s atypical of today’s Washington. Sen. Chuck Schumer, a caustic critic of President Donald Trump’s handling of the spreading crisis, said he’s expecting a bipartisan deal among lawmakers on […]

NEW YORK (VINnews-Sandy Eller) — An Orthodox Jewish man has been hospitalized with coronavirus, prompting the closure of three local yeshivas. In a Tuesday morning news conference, Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said that the 50 year old man lives in Westchester with his family and had traveled to […]

SEATTLE (AP) — An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility. New diagnoses in several states pushed the tally of COVID-19 cases past 100, and New Hampshire reported its first case, raising […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday. The male patient is experiencing mild symptoms and remains at home in Grafton County while health officials investigate, according to Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state […]