As frum Jews all over the world spent their Chol Hamoed in their homes, learning, entertaining their children and perhaps watching a Shwekey concert online, some frum Jews were dancing and singing together. Where? In a coronavirus hotel in Israel of course. Many frum patients in Israel, mostly from Bnei Brak were taken to coronavirus hotels before Pesach which were specifically designated for Chareidi people. The IDF’s Home Front Command established three Chareidi “coronavirus hotels” in the north: the Kinor, Lavie and Ner Etzion. Since the “guests” were all ill with the coronavirus, they were the only frum Jews in the world who could freely daven with a minyan, socialize and dance and sing together.

A video showing two Arab nurses wrapping tefillin on a Chareidi elderly man ill with the coronavirus went viral in Israel. Channel 13 News interviewed one of the Arab nurses, with the host beginning the interview by telling the Arab that he seems very good at wrapping tefillin to which the Arab replied  “B’Ezras Hashem.” The Arab explained that he works in the isolation coronavirus ward at a Tel Aviv nursing home and one of the patients, a Chareidi man who is paralyzed on his left side asked the ward supervisor (also an Arab) to help him don tefillin. The Arab said that he and his supervisor looked at each other, wondering what to do about the strange request. The TV host interrupted the Arab saying: “[The patient] knew you were Arabs?

A Haaretz report on Thursday said that wild boars in Haifa, which has been an increasingly growing problem in the city, have become even more brazen as residents stay inside due to Health Ministry regulations. Whole families of wild boars with their cubs are wandering around the city in broad daylight. It’s not just Haifa that’s having an increasingly growing problem with wild animals since the coronavirus crisis has begun. Around the world, wild animals are roving around suddenly desolate cities and streets that have been inhabited by humans only for generations. Wild boars have also been seen wandering the streets of Paris and Barcelona and goats are rambling around the streets of a Wales town.

Chris Cuomo, who late last month revealed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, said his wife Cristina has now also been infected. The CNN anchor made the announcement on the network Wednesday night during an interview with his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “Cristina now has COVID(-19). She is now positive. And it just breaks my heart,” Chris Cuomo said. “It is the one thing I was hoping wouldn’t happen, and now it has.” CNN’s Chris Cuomo says his wife, Cristina Cuomo, has also tested positive for Covid-19 pic.twitter.com/59RV2xwvuk — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 16, 2020 Cuomo has continued to appear on air and has documented his health struggles with the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out a phased approach to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “You’re going to call your own shots,” Trump told the governors, according to an audio recording obtained by The Associated Press. “We’re going to be standing alongside of you.” The new guidelines are aimed at easing restrictions in areas with low transmission of the coronavirus, while holding the line in harder-hit locations.

Chareidi politicians and media outlets are slamming Israel Police after they illegally entered an apartment in Bnei Brak to stop an online Hallel that was being broadcast live on the internet. In attached videos, you will see a police officer climbing down from a ladder to a balcony outside an apartment in which singers Yoeli and Ruli Dikman were performing. There were a total o 4 people in the “Minyan”, as thousands watched from their homes online. Police had no search warrant to make this “raid” whatsoever. The officer walks past them to open the door to let other policemen into the apartment, before returning to take the microphone and unplug the musical equipment.

The Jerusalem municipality has arranged for “street concerts” to take place throughout Jerusalem to contribute to the simchas hachag of residents stuck in their homes throughout Pesach. Each area was visited by musicians and singers appropriate for the makeup of the neighborhood with Chassidic neighborhoods enjoying concerts in Yiddish and secular neighborhoods enjoying concerts by secular singers. On Monday, the fourth day of Chol Hamoed, it was Ramat Eshkol’s turn to watch a concert, with everyone enjoying “front row seats” from the roofs of their building, their porches or their windows.

The mayors of Chareidi cities in Israel published a video on Monday calling on to the public to adhere to Health Ministry directives to wear a mask when outside the house, which became mandatory in Israel on Sunday. “The mask prevents infection,” says Bnei Brak Mayor Avraham Rubinstein. “The mask protects the ones most precious to us,” says Beitar Mayor Meir Rubinstein. “If we’ll all follow the rules and put on a mask, Elad Mayor Yisrael Porush says, “we’ll b’ezras Hashem be able to quickly,” continued the head of the Rechasim local council Dan Cohen, “return to our regular routine,” concluded the head of the Telzstone local council Yitzchak Ravitz. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

THe attached videos are just some of the good news that is unfortunately drowned out in the avalanche of bad news. Bichasdei Hashem, many people have been released from the hospital, and many more are scheduled to be released. The following videos are just a sample of some of the good news. The first two videos were taken on Sunday of Mr. Harry Adjmi, one of the pillars of the Sephardic community in Flatbush. See the emotional reunion with his family after returning home after being on a respirator for two weeks. The following two videos are when Chicago Hatzalah member Hillel Shapiro R43 (Chicago Hatzolah) returned from the hospital. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A private Ambulance from the AMR COmpany overturned on 18th Avenue and 52nd Street on Motzei Shabbos. Boro Park Hatzolah was on the scene and reported no serious injuries. Two victims were transported to Maimonides Hospital. The ambulance was not carrying any patients at the time of the crash. Security camera footage shows the ambulance with its lights and sirens barreling through a solid red light and clipped by a minivan. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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