Officials: Students In Alabama Threw COVID Contest Parties
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Several college students in an Alabama city organized “COVID-19” parties as a contest to see who would get the virus first, an official said.
Students ho...
Chicago Adds 14-Day Quarantine For ‘surge’ States Travelers
CHICAGO (AP) — People traveling to Chicago from 15 states with increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face p...
Texas Governor Issues Mask Order To Fight Coronovirus
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican's efforts ...
Florida Reports 10,000 Daily Coronavirus Cases
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida has reported 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases for the first time.
That daily number on Thursday is six times higher than the daily record l...
Israeli Firm Nanoscent Develops Chip Which Could ‘Smell’ Coronavirus In 30 Seconds
MISGAV (VINnews) — Israeli start-up company Nanoscent which is based in the Lower Galilee's Misgav , has developed a chip enabling electronic devices to have an artificial sense of...
Does Wearing A Mask Pose Any Health Risks?
NEW YORK (AP) - Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for any...
Israeli Rabbis: ‘Whoever Goes Without A Mask Bears Responsibility For The Entire Torah World’
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — An emergency meeting convened by the rabbis and Roshei Yeshivos of Bnei Brak established strict new regulations regarding how to combat coronavirus within the...
Israeli Lawmakers Approve Phone Tracking Of Virus Cases
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament approved a law Wednesday granting the country's internal security agency limited authority to use phone surveillance to track coronavirus cases...
Miami’s Largest Hospital Scaling Back Surgeries
MIAMI — The largest hospital in Florida’s hardest-hit county in the coronavirus pandemic announced it is scaling back elective surgeries and other procedures because of a new surge...
NYC Delays Resumption Of Indoor Dining At Restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he was delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would cause...
British Experts Slam US For Hoarding Remdesivir
London — Some British experts have slammed the U.S. decision to snap up nearly the entire global supply of remdesivir, the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19.
Ohid Yaqu...
Nir Etzion Hotel To Reopen For Chareidi Coronavirus Patients
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — As the number of COVID-19 patients in Israel has risen exponentially over the last few days, the Home Command and the Defense Ministry have decided to reopene...
Fauci: US Could Reach 100,000 New Cases A Day
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health recommendations.
The nation’s lead...
NY Adds States To Quarantine List, Sends Monitors To NYC
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in New York C...
Baby Bust: Study Predicts Half Million Less Births In The US In Wake Of Coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C. (VINnews) — A Brookings Institute research report predicts that the coronavirus will not cause a baby boom and may even lead to half a million less births in the US...
MK Eichler Decries Incitement,Selective Enforcement And Abuse Of Chareidim During Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a Knesset speech Monday, MK Yisrael Eichler (UTJ) sharply criticized the way in which the state of Israel is treating Chareidim during the coronavirus.
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Serious Coronavirus-linked Condition Hit 285 Us Children
WASHINGTON (AP) - At least 285 U.S. children have developed a serious inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or perm...
After 76 Years, A DNA Test Revealed To David Reicher Where His Father Was Murdered
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — David Reicher was just 3 months old when his father disappeared, never to be seen again by his family. David, who was born Daniel Reicher in Rome, survived the...
Fauci: Herd Immunity ‘Unlikely’ If Enough Refuse Vaccine
WASHINGTON (Newsmax) - Dr. Anthony Fauci said it's "unlikely" the United States would reach herd immunity from the coronavirus even if a successful vaccine is developed because of ...
Gilead: Remdesivir Will Cost $2,340 for 5-Day Treatment
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government hea...