Baltimore Jewish Schools Are Closing Down For 2 Weeks, Shomrim Sends Message To Community
BALTIMORE (VINnews) — The Jewish schools in Baltimore have announced that they will be closing for at least 2 weeks, starting Monday.
The schools covered by the announcement are...
Israel Closes Schools And Universities Due To Coronavirus
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s schools and universities will close due to the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday.
Netanyahu also called to f...
Israel Seminaries To Charter El Al Flight To Send Girls Home
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The following letter was sent out by Mrs. Flam of Seminar to their parent body:
Dear Parents,
First of all, I want to say again, that whatever Hashem do...
Torah Umesorah: Yeshivos And Day Schools Should Remain Open Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Torah Umesorah Vaad Roshei Yeshiva has released the following statement:
We have been asked, in light of the pandemic spread of the terrible coronavirus...
New York Bans All Gatherings Of 500 People Or More In An Attempt To Contain Virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Museums prepared to shut their doors, the opera was silenced, lights dimmed on Broadway, big gatherings were banned and the subway was shunned as the largest city i...
British PM: UK Could Have Up To 10,000 Total Virus Cases
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called the coronavirus pandemic “the worst public health crisis for a generation” and said “many more families are going to l...
Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000 As Europe Becomes New Center Of The World’s Pandemic
ROME (AP) — Italy, the center of Europe's coronavirus pandemic, has hit the milestone of 1,000 deaths since it saw its first cases in mid-February.
Italy’s positive cases contin...
Starbucks Stores May Go Drive-Thru Only Or Limit Seating
NEW YORK (AP) - Some Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada may become drive-thru only while others could limit the number of people allowed inside, the company said, one day afte...
Canadian PM Quarantining Self After Wife’s Flu-Like Symptoms
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is quarantining himself at home after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms.
Trudeau's office said Thursday that Sophie Grég...
Vaad Harabanim Of Bergen County Shuts Down Shuls, Yeshivos, Shabbos Guests, Levayos, Shiva
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ (JTA) - The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County in New Jersey, in conjunction with local synagogues and day schools, just adopted sweeping regulations designed to...
‘The Worst Situation We Have Faced Since World War Ii’: Rome’s Jewish Community Responds To The Coronavirus
ITALY (JTA) - Rome’s Jewish community is in a “state of complete uncertainty” amid Italy’s coronavirus crisis, according to its president.
“We are a proud and ancient community ...
Philippine President Imposes Travel Limits, Quarantines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has suspended domestic travel to and from the Manila area for a month and authorized sweeping quarantines in the region to fight...
Virus Lockdown Means Italy’s Old Are Isolated From Relatives
ROME (AP) — Natalina De Santis’ three adult children come to her front door, bringing food to keep her healthy and books to relieve her boredom, but she doesn’t let them in any mor...
NBA Suspends Season Until Further Notice, Over Coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the m...
U.S. Actor Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
Hanks said the couple were i...
Opinion: I’m Not A Doctor, But I Am A Rabbi. Here’s My Spiritual Prescription For The Coronavirus.
WASHINGTON (JTA-RABBI SHMULY YANKLOWITZ) I am not a medical professional, an epidemiologist or an expert on pandemics. I leave the serious information in those important fields for...
As Virus Shuts Schools, Experts Debate If That Curbs Spread
WASHINGTON (AP)- As families across the United States scramble to care for children sent home from schools closed due to the coronavirus, experts disagree on whether such closures ...
DC Health Officials Recommend Canceling All Mass Gatherings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington health officials recommended on Wednesday that all “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions,” be postponed or canceled thr...
UN Agency Warns Nations For Scenarios Like Italy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe:
World Health Organization officials are telling national governments it’s time for aggressive action...
WHO Declares That Virus Crisis Is Now A Pandemic
ROME (AP) — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is no...