Serious cases fall to 607, lowest rate in a month; 78,000 get booster on Thursday, highest figure in weeks; hundreds of police to ensure QR codes scanned in new Green Pass system

Virus czar says soccer matches and other major events not suitable given number of seriously ill patients in hospitals; Health Ministry chief warns ECMO teams at their limits

With number of serious infections climbing, top Health Ministry official also said to acknowledge manpower problems for treating hospitalized coronavirus patients

Horowitz says US panel received Israeli data 'unequivocally' showing extra shot is effective against Delta; Bennett op-ed: Waiting too long for booster would have squandered gains

As over 10,000 new cases are diagnosed, Nachman Ash tells lawmakers he had hoped recent downward trend would continue

Health officials deny country signed an exclusive deal with pharma giant, noting that Moderna shots are also administered; pharmaceutical company clarifies comments

Health Ministry experts urge Israelis to administer home COVID tests before celebrating Rosh Hashanah with friends and family members

With serious cases decreasing, Nachman Ash says 'there is hope' virus spread has been curbed and 'vaccines will outweigh the effect of the start of the school year'

Nachman Ash says that while he recognized that checking participants for proof of vaccination would be difficult, he didn't expect police to allow tens of thousands into holy site

PM touts mass COVID testing campaign, says he'll try to avoid disruptions like last year; President Herzog to students: 'Your generation has been through an unimaginable reality'