New York governor orders people to wear face masks in public, sending 150 ventilators to Michigan and Maryland; State develops own antibody test

The densely populated city with millions of inhabitants and foreign visitors is and ideal breeding ground for infectious disease, it also reacted late

Israir flight to Lisbon will return later with stranded Israelis; that flight, alongside one from New York, will be the day's only arrivals

Authorities say 3,778 died of virus without being tested as outbreak in state appears to plateau; Cuomo clashes with Trump after president claims 'total' authority over states

Several rabbis and Democratic activists felt there was no group coordinating progressive Jewish activism in New York -- so they've created their own

Comments by governor come as New York records its lowest single-day tally since April 5; number of fatalities in Italy tops 20,000

Regulations approved after passengers have for days been allowed to enter Israel unchecked, take taxis home, despite PM's repeated instructions

Passengers have for days been allowed to enter Israel unchecked, take taxis home, despite PM's repeated instructions; now, all arrivals will enter state-controlled isolation

Health Ministry official fumes over 'negligence' as passengers again allowed to leave Ben Gurion without temperature checks or providing details of where they will quarantine

Order comes after flight from virus-stricken New York area lands Saturday morning and passengers go home in taxis without checks; flights already en route will be allowed to land