Greg Abbott backtracks after previously saying government could not order individuals to wear face coverings, as infections spike in southern state

Despite President Donald Trump's hope that virus will 'sort of just disappear,' cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states

As coronavirus cases continue to rise, Netanyahu reimposes social distancing guidelines, capping event hall attendance at 50 people

Newly mobilized soldiers to staff 10 coronavirus hotels, as Israel enters what is widely seen as second wave of COVID-19 pandemic

Without admitting liability, chemical giant Bayer settles 95,000 US lawsuits claiming that herbicide Roundup -- widely used in Israel -- causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Despite success in preventing outbreak, activists criticize prison service for severity of lockdown and alleged initial missteps in providing soap and protective masks

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

Number of active COVID-19 cases reaches 2,103, an increase of 92 over Tuesday evening; one patient dies, bringing toll to 291

Despite issuing mea culpa after experiencing one of the highest death rates per capita in the world, officials say it is still unclear what the country should have done differently

Sample of 1,700 serological tests suggests true tally over 10 times more than confirmed; infection rate for men more than double the rate for women