A close look at how the disease, now a global health emergency, has spread since first appearing in the 1970s

WHO says outbreak now in more than 70 countries, an 'extraordinary event'; declaration may encourage further investment in treating once-rare disease

Expert committee to consider declaring outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern; 14,000 case worldwide so far, with over 7,000 in Europe

US doctor calls BA.5 'hypercontagious' and WHO says pandemic 'nowhere near over' as virus continues to mutate worldwide and cause concern among experts

No community spread reported in Israel, with all three cases among recent travelers; WHO says risk to global health remains 'moderate'

International health body says figure of confirmed cases is probably an undercount due to limited laboratory resources; few hospitalizations apart from those isolating

Around 200 cases have been diagnosed globally since May 7; WHO unsure if outbreak has reached 'peak of the iceberg' but says spread containable

Former head of WHO's emergencies department says outbreak is a 'random event' caused by parties in Spain and Belgium

There is currently only one confirmed case in Israel, and officials say it is unlikely to become a new pandemic

30-year-old infected with virus hospitalized in good condition; Health Ministry urges anyone who returned from abroad and is experiencing symptoms to get checked