NYC Clinics Set To Start ‘Self-swab’ Coronavirus Tests
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City-run health clinics will soon take a new tack on coronavirus testing, using a procedure that lets people collect samples themselves at a health care wo...
Watch: Neighbor Tweets Her Appreciation Of Jewish Prayer Services Taking Place Outdoors
MONTREAL, CANADA (VINnews) — One of the more positive results of the coronavirus has been the sense of camaraderie between different segments of society facing the effects of the v...
Military Chaplains Pivot To Serve Soldiers In Virus Outbreak
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Maj. Brian Minietta's eyes are locked down the barrel of a camera lens. He sways gently back and forth in silence, then his gruff voice belts out, in singso...
Heartrending Testimony From COVID-19 Patients: We’re Being Starved In The Hospital
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — Famished, frail corona patients without a medical team available in their ward. This is the all too familiar claim being made by families of coronavirus victim...
Nations, US States Each Chart Their Own Path On Reopening
LONDON (AP) — Nations and U.S. states have begun easing coronavirus lockdowns, each pursuing their own approach but all with a common goal: restarting their economies without trigg...
After Covid-19: Anxious, Wary First Responders Back On Job
NEW YORK (AP) - The new coronavirus doesn't care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are just a 911 call away from cont...
Watch: COVID-19 Survivor R’Lipa Deutsch Returns To A Warm Welcome In Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG, NEW YORK (VINnews) — R' Lipa Deutsch, a Tzanz-Klausenberg Chasid from Williamsburg, hovered between life and death for weeks before regaining strength and recovering....
Back At Work, Boris Johnson Urges Patience Over UK Lockdown
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged his lockdown-weary nation to be patient Monday, arguing that easing social and economic restrictions too soon would create ...
Anti-Vaccine Activist Apologizes After Refusing To Leave Playground
BOISE (AP) — An anti-vaccine activist who was arrested in Idaho after she repeatedly refused orders by police to leave a playground that had been closed because of the coronavirus ...
‘You Are A Miracle’: Home Care Is New Front In Virus Fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient.
She covered the knob with a plastic bag. Put on a surgical gown, t...
Cuomo: Virus Deaths Drop Below 400 For 1st Time This Month
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s daily coronavirus death toll dropped to below 400, less than half of the deaths recorded at the height of the coronavirus crisis in the state's hospitals...
Israel’s Supreme Court Nixes Shin Bet Surveillance Program Fighting COVID-19: ‘Slippery Slope’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Sunday evening that the Shin Bet will not be able to continue its surveillance program to combat COVID-19 unless the matter is...
White House Aiming For Trump Pivot From Virus To Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aime...
Tzanz-Klausenberg Rebbe: ‘Who Wants To Be A Murderer Even By Accident?’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Tzanz-Klausenberg Rebbe of Boro Park harshly criticized people who are ignoring public health regulations and continuing to immerse in mikves and make publ...
US Cancels Work Visa For Israeli Who Flew Back And Forth Knowing He Had COVID-19
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United States reportedly has cancelled a work visa for an Israeli man who flew home from Newark, New Jersey, despite knowing that he had tested positive for t...
Open Letter: Our Mom Survived COVID-19 But Died Of Hopelessness, All Alone
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The following open letter was submitted to VINnews.
This is an open letter to Governor Cuomo, President Trump, the medical community, or anyone else who car...
NYC Mayor Says He Wants Roadmap By June 1 On How To Rebuild
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday he hopes to have a roadmap by June 1 on how to rebuild the city after the coronavirus threat subsides.
The mayor, ...
Pentagon Focusing On Most Vital Personnel For Virus Testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — With limited supplies of coronavirus tests available, the Pentagon is focusing first on testing those performing duties deemed most vital to national security. At...
Israel Lifts Some Coronavirus Restrictions, But Tightens Lockdown On Hot Spots
JERUSALEM (JNS) — While many businesses were allowed to open in Israel on Sunday morning as coronavirus restrictions in the country are gradually relaxed, COVID-19 hot-spot neighbo...
Even Partial View Of Economic Damage From Virus Is Massive
NEW YORK (AP) - The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments related to the global economy, the work...