Coronavirus lockdown

What do nap times reveal about a young child’s brain development?

A study shows that reducing naps for children won’t improve brain development and that they should be allowed to nap as frequently and for as long as they need.

 Sleeping child
 Illustrative image of people in an office.

An end to remote work? Even Zoom employees are asked to return to office

Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Miriam Adelson's business empire comes back to life post-COVID

 Close up of a golden jackal in the Golan Heights.

Wild animals were able to travel more during lockdown - study


Coronavirus: Health Ministry asks Israelis to avoid traveling abroad

Also the number of serious patients continue to drop, reaching 166. For several days in January and February they were as many as 1,200.

A MAGEN DAVID ADOM medical worker tests people for coronavirus at a mobile site in Jerusalem.

Coronavirus vaccine less effective on leukemia patients – Israeli study

The response was lowest among patients who were in the process of receiving treatment, with only 16% of them developing antibodies.

A healthcare worker shows an ampule with the Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Podgorica, Montenegro, February 22, 2021.

Israel to send COVID aid to Uruguay

The Brazilian mutation, known to be more infectious and thought by some to be more dangerous, has spread across South America – especially to Uruguay and Peru, which border Brazil.

A healthcare worker hands over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a doctor at Messe Wien Congress Center, which has been set up as coronavirus disease vaccination centre, in Vienna, Austria February 7, 2021.

In Israel, ‘COVID-19 could return in the winter’

Seven cases of highly infectious Indian variant detected in Israel

Israelis are seen boarding the light rail on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem after the coronavirus lockdown ends, on February 8, 2021.

Equal Rights Commission releases annual report on state of disabled rights

Despite the cases of discrimination, there was a 44% increase in employment from disabled persons compared to 2019.

 Disabled elderly man using a walker to help him walk.

Giving credit to those who helped olim during the coronavirus crisis

The change of heart did not happen by itself but through the tireless efforts of a number of individuals.

Passengers in Ben-Gurion Airport amid ongoing coronavirus restrictions, Feb. 2021

Gallant to push to open schools in full right after Independence Day

The government rolled out a series of new reliefs for schools late Thursday night.

Israeli children wearing face masks make their way to school in Tzfat on their first day back to classes on November 1, 2020

Israel’s coronavirus rules changed again - here are the details

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein: "We must make every effort to open the maximum possible with the least risk for students."

Israeli students wearing protective face masks in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a school in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2020

Cross-country 'volcano' marathon in Golan Heights set to take place

The running track is covered by layers of basalt due to volcanoes that that were active 100,000 years ago.

Marathon runners.

After coronavirus, Israel's malls and markets come back to life

Israel's coronavirus infection and fatality numbers have now been steadily declining for several weeks in the wake of the country's aggressive vaccination campaigns.

Shopppers in Mamilla.