Israel Coronavirus

Israeli, Australian public health leaders to exchange COVID-19 knowledge

A group of 15 leading Australian public health experts and clinicians will visit Israel in September for a high-level exchange of lessons about the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 Prepping the vaccine at a Health Ministry center in Jerusalem's Malcha Mall
 BACK TO THE lines? Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at a Magen David Adom drive-thru site in Jerusalem on Monday.

COVID-19 in Israel: 12,825 new cases, Health Committee authorizes remote testing method

A TEL AVIV crosswalk this week, with a mix of masked and unmasked pedestrians.

How are Israelis reacting to the end of the mask mandate?

 Israelis, some wearing masks, are seen walking in Jerusalem's Machane Yehuda market on January 13, 2022

Mask mandate cancellation comes into effect in Israel


COVID-19 in Israel: 37,559 new cases, number of serious patients remains steady

IDF soldiers now eligible for fourth vaccine dose

 Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stand at the entrance of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospital in Ahmedabad, India, January 7, 2022.

COVID-19: Fourth vaccine shot for immunocompromised approved

The Israeli Teachers' Union is set to protest government's decision to cancel quarantine for schoolchildren.

Schools reopen after third national coronavirus lockdown, Feb. 11, 2020

Bennett doesn't rule out lockdown, says Israel on eve of COVID-19 infection storm

The prime minister said a fourth shot for the elderly is likely, called on parents to vaccinate their kids and accused Netanyahu of “dragging me” to the Knesset on Monday.

 People some with facemasks shop at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on December 24, 2021.

COVID-19: Time is running out, the 5th wave has started - Bennett

Bennett asks all employers to allow workers to work from home * Morbidity in Israel increases as Omicron cases rose to 175

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen holding a special press conference on COVID-19 in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2021.

Does Naftali Bennett have COVID rage? - opinion

Cooped up, prevented from going about daily, routine life seems to cause people to react to minor stress factors irrationally, sometimes violently.

The almost empty Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, on January 18, 2021.

COVID Omicron variant was in Europe earlier than first detected

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has probably been rampant in Europe for a while, according to a report from the Dutch health institute.

Israelis at Ben-Gurion Airport as coronavirus cases increase, August 5, 2021.

Dear world: Bennett misled you on Israel’s COVID-19 success at UN - analysis

When it comes to COVID-19, there is no happy ending – even in Israel.

 Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021.

Ex-Mossad chief joins NRX board, will help advance Israeli vaccine

Tamir Pardo, a former head of the Mossad, joined the board of directors of NeuroRX, which plans to bring Israel's BriLife COVID-19 vaccine to market.

 Tamir Pardo

COVID: Booster opened to all, jabbed with 3rd dose exempt from isolation

Morbidity is slowing down, but it is too early to talk about the end of the fourth wave, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said.

 Medical staff protest lack of funding which has forced hospitals into "emergency mode," August 29, 2021

Grapevine August 22, 2021: A quarantined homecoming?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 EMT VOLUNTEERS of United Hatzalah after finishing an ambulance shift in Jerusalem, (from left) haredi, Muslim and secular. (

COVID: Some 600,000 get third vaccine, less than 50 reports of side effects

*Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of a lockdown to curb the morbidity *Purple ribbon and cap on gatherings might be brought back.

 Third vaccine doses being administered at the Amigdor Retirement Residence by Magen David Adom (MDA), Jerusalem, August 5, 2021.