Health Ministry reportedly could commandeer entire hospitals in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv if virus spreads, impose restrictions on large gatherings of people

One man gets permit to board plane for Kyiv, where he will be quarantined for 14 days; embassy also working to evacuate another citizen stranded in the Wuhan region

Outbreak makes travel to Japan difficult, forcing cancellation or postponement of qualifying events, with billions in investments on the line, but situation may be better in July

Edna and Henry Ben Shabbat are among the first to disembark Diamond Princess, say they're feeling well but will be worried until all 12 Israelis are off

Foreign Ministry says arrangements have been made to whisk passengers off vessel and straight onto jet for flight to Israel; anyone found to be infected will have to remain

Health Ministry working to extract remaining Israelis from Diamond Princess; Jerusalem chief rabbi to enter self-quarantine after Singapore visit, as Israel toughens rules

Japanese authorities say 3 Israeli passengers on Diamond Princess are among new cases; Foreign Ministry says 2 of them taken off ship to receive treatment

As United States prepares to evacuate its citizens from the Diamond Princess, relatives of Israelis on board hope they'll soon be allowed to leave

Appeal comes as 39 more passengers test positive for coronavirus, bringing total to 174; Israeli woman on board says conditions 'unbearable'

Number of infected passengers and crew on Diamond Princess now around 130; China says 908 people have died of the virus on the mainland and over 40,170 have been infected