China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus and thanked the Chinese g...
Beit Shemesh Resident Remains In Custody Because He Refuses Electronic Handcuff On Shabbos
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Jerusalem District Court ruled that Binyamin Friedman, a Chareidi resident of Beit Shemesh who allegedly attacked policemen disbanding an illegal minyan i...
Serological Samples Indicate There Were More Than 200,000 COVID-19 Patients In Israel
TEL AVIV (VINnews) — A representative sample of serological (blood)tests for coronavirus antibodies in Israelis has revealed that between 2-3 percent of the Israeli population cont...
Federal Health Officials Say Nursing Homes Have Reported Nearly 26,000 Deaths Among Residents From Covid-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation's gov...
Thousands Of Students In Dozens Of Israeli Schools Sent Home To Isolation Over COVID-19 Outbreaks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of students in Jerusalem and other cities across the country were sent home Monday to isolation after staff and students were found to have COVID-19.
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Public Health Officials Warn Of Renewed Coronavirus Outbreak After Protests
NEW YORK (VINnews) — As protests over the death of George Floyd erupted around all of America, public health experts warned of a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus due to the lack o...
Steep Rise In Infection After Israel Opens Schools
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an urgent press conference convened during the course of Shavuot, Prime Minister Netanyahu and health ministry officials warned that they may have to rethi...
Belgian Prince Contracts COVID-19 At Illegal Spanish Social Gathering
CORDOBA, SPAIN (VINnews) — Belgium's Prince Joachim, a nephew of King Philippe of Belgium and ninth in line to the Belgian throne, has contracted COVID-19 after violating lockdown...
Israeli Rock Star: ‘I Want To Devote All My Strength To Healing Secular-Chareidi Rift’
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Israeli rock star Aviv Gefen has been trying to heal tensions between the Chareidi and secular communities which have flared up over the course of the coronav...
CVS Health Tests Self-Driving Vehicle Prescription Delivery
NEW YORK (AP) - CVS Health will try delivering prescriptions with self-driving vehicles in a test that begins next month.
The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will partner ...
PHOTOS: Patrons Under Plastic: Restaurants Get Creative In Virus Era
PARIS (AP) — Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some restaurants to reopen. It a...
Increasing Screen Time During The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be Harmful To Kids’ Eyesight
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/Shu-Fang Shih University of Michigan) The coronavirus pandemic is remaking the way children learn, and it could have an impact on their eyes.
With sch...
Tennessee To Halt Sharing COVID-19 Patient Data
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will soon stop providing the names and addresses of COVID-19 patients to first responders, after initially arguing that doing so would protect tho...
Experts Say US Coronavirus Death Count Is Flawed, But Close
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is hitting a tragic milestone: 100,000 dead from the coronavirus. But is that number right?
The accuracy of U.S. coronavirus death count has been both a...
Texas Court Says Virus Fear Doesn’t Qualify For Mail Voting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials fighting to block widespread mail-in voting during the pandemic claimed victory after the state's highest court ruled Wednesday that a lack of ...
As States Reopen, Tensions Flare Between The Rule Followers And Rule Breakers
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/Michele Gelfand University of Maryland) - Since Republicans, on average, are five times more likely than Democrats to believe it’s safe now to resume nor...
Lyme Disease Symptoms Could Be Mistaken For Covid-19, With Serious Consequences
NEW YORK (THE CONVERSATION/Jory Brinkerhoff, University of Richmond) - Summer is field season for ecologists like me, a time when my colleagues, students and I go out into fields ...
Spike In South Korea Virus Cases Shows Perils Of Reopening
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Mediterranean beaches and Las Vegas casinos laid out plans to welcome tourists again, South Korea announced a spike in new infections Wednesday and con...
Bnei Brak Military Chief During COVID-19: I’m Much More Respectful Of Charedim Than Before
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Gen. (Res.) Roni Noma spoke about his experiences as the "sheriff of Bnei Brak" during the period of COVID-19. Noma addressed a conference organized by the Ge...
Israel Opens Bars, Restaurants And Swimming Pools
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli government authorized Tuesday evening a string of additional leniencies which will allow the rest of the economy to gradually return to activity. ...