Stay home, one official pleads; we only have narrow window left to rein in virus, warns another; stay away from grandparents, Bennett tells 'ticking bomb' youngsters

One-quarter of residents of Kiryat Ye'arim (Telz-Stone) in quarantine, with 8 confirmed cases; among ill are several members of 1 family and a woman who recently gave birth

Officials say general closure could be possible down the line, as they gather to consider next steps to stem spread of virus

Health Ministry deputy director-general says request for materials to make medicines approved, no decision yet on protective face coverings that are in short supply in Israel

Health services report multifold increase in demand for protection against disease amid early season surge in those seriously stricken by illness