NYC Virus Tracing Off To A Bumpy Start: Report
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus through contact tracing has been hampered by the reluctance of many people who are infected with the vi...
2nd Wave Of Virus Cases? Experts Say We’re Still In The 1st
NEW YORK (AP) - What's all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases?
In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined ...
Israeli Team Publishes Successful COVID-19 Vaccine Trials, Could Start Human Trials Soon
NES TZIONA (VINnews) — The Institute For Biological Research in Nes Tziona published a 26-page manifesto in which it detailed the results of coronavirus vaccine trials on animals. ...
Jewish Men In UK Are Twice As Likely To Die From Coronavirus Than Overall Population, Study Shows
LONDON (JTA) - In a statistical analysis of deaths from the coronavirus in England, Jewish males were shown to have double the risk of dying from COVID-19 than the general populati...
New Model By Israel Aerospace Industries Uses Ai To Forecast Changes In Covid-19 Patients
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli defense company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a model that predicts changes from one day to the next in the medical status of COVID-19 p...
California Orders People To Wear Masks In Most Indoor Spaces
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Thursday started requiring people throughout the state to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible.
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Study: There May Be No Immunity To COVID-19
WUHAN, CHINA (Newsmax) - An eye-opening study conducted by Chinese and American researchers reveals that people who get COVID-19 may not develop antibodies that could offer them im...
Florida Has Highest Daily Number Of New Cases
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida has shattered its previous record for the number of coronavirus cases recorded in a day, according to data released Thursday.
The Florida Department of H...
Watch: Thousands Attend Funeral Of Toldos Aharon Rebbe’s Brother In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Thousands of people attended the funeral of Rabbi Aharon Kahan, the Divrei Emunah Rebbe from Monsey and brother of the Rebbes of Toldos Aharon and Toldos Avra...
WHO Scientist Hopes For Vaccine End Of Next Year
LONDON — The chief scientist at the World Health Organization says the agency hopes there will be about 2 billion doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 by the end of next year that w...
Israel Used Dexamethasone To Treat Serious COVID-19 Cases Prior To British Study
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — After a British study published recently proved that an immune suppressor steroid called Dexamethasone could reduce deaths by up to one third in severely ill ...
US Warns 3 Companies Over Illegal At-Home COVID-19 Tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are cracking down on three companies for selling at-home blood tests for coronavirus, warning that the products have not been shown to safe...
With The Number Of Cases Rising, Israel Extends Emergency Measures To Halt Spread Of Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset approved extending emergency measures targeting the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases in Israel saw its largest one-day increase in the...
Jordan Warns of Destabilization After Israeli Annexation, UAE Prefers Cooperation Despite Political Differences
AMMAN (VINnews) — Jordan's King Abdullah has reiterated his warning that Israel's planned move to annex parts of Judea and Samaria next month will threaten Middle East stability. I...
Report: 60% Of Beijing Flights Canceled To Stem Virus Spread
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese media say more than 60% of commercial flights in and out of Beijing have been canceled as the city raises alert level amid a new coronavirus outbreak.
The...
Study: Coronavirus Lockdowns Make Kids Irritable
ROME — A national survey of the psychological impact of coronavirus lockdowns on Italian children has quantified what many parents noticed offhand during weeks cooped up at home: T...
‘Still Scared’: Health Workers Feel The Toll Of Virus Fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Outside a back door to a hospital where the coronavirus hit like a hurricane, a half-dozen staffers gathered recently to look back, and look inward.
“I am still ...
First Drug Proves Able To Improve Survival From COVID-19
LONDON (AP) - Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in...
Study: Elevators Not Risky for Catching Virus, but Crucial to Take Precautions
NEW YORK (Newsmax) - Although many people returning to work fear that taking the elevator is a major way that the coronavirus is transmitted, this does not appear to be the case, A...
Watch: Ezras Nashim Intensifies Live-Saving Work During Corona Outbreak
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ezras Nashim, the organization founded by women to provide first-response treatment for women, has served the Borough Park community for 8 years. During the co...