Coronavirus czar cites 'disturbing' increase in number of diagnosed over age 60 within community, says he will stay on in role if health minister asks him to

Health minister refuses to be drawn on possible replacements to lead anti-pandemic efforts, with reports indicating incumbent will quit after clashes with Netanyahu

With Gamzu set to depart by end of October, PM has reportedly offered his post to previous coronavirus frontman Moshe Bar Siman-Tov

Ex-health minister Litzman largely absent from January, February talks, instead focusing heavily on family events, report says; ministry head neglected epidemiology investigations

Initial results of serology tests on 70,000 Israelis show between 1% and 8% have been infected; rate much higher in known hotspots like Jerusalem, Bnei Brak than in rest of country

PM has always sought to sideline competing ministers and make all the decisions himself; that strategy served him well in the first wave of the virus, but then he got distracted

Blood samples from some 70,000 people to be checked during initial phase of survey aimed at determining extent of population's exposure to COVID-19

Prime minister warns he will bring back closures if recent spike in cases is not leveled, says foreign tourists not even under consideration for now

Seven other Clalit employees quarantined, but CEO and his deputy, who both attended event, given approval to forgo isolation; 8 virus cases found at Jerusalem gym

Prof. Chezy Levy, director of Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical Center, replaces Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, who led coronavirus pandemic response