Coronavirus outbreak

China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims

Chao Shao asserts that the virus was deliberately engineered by China as a "bioweapon," and that his colleagues were tasked with identifying the most effective strain for spreading.

JUNE 28, 2023|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021.

Test tube labelled "COVID-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken January 15, 2022.

New Omicron vaccines proven safe and effective

The new boosters are suited to two COVID-19 strains of the Omicron virus variant that represents the vast majority of infections, according to the FDA.

OCTOBER 20, 2022|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Kinesiologist Maria Luz Porra puts on a mask shield before checking patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an intensive care unit of a hospital, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina October 16, 2020.

Israel's COVID-19 czar: Winter is coming, be prepared

The Health Ministry has purchased enough of the new Pfizer vaccine booster for all ages over 12 years, whether they are young or old, healthy or have chronic diseases.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un poses for a photo with Korean People's Army medics during a meeting to recognise their contributions in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 18, 2022.

North Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies COVID

Authorities have dispatched epidemiological, virology and test experts to the area to investigate the cause of the fever cases while imposing measures to prevent their spread.

AUGUST 25, 2022|ByREUTERS

Elusive ‘exception committee’ keeps Israel closed with no oversight - analysis

Even MKs are failing to get answers about who decides on the criteria for allowing people to travel in a time of emergency.

DECEMBER 23, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN

Travellers wear protective face masks at Terminal 3, Ben Gurion International Airport, as Israel restricts air travel more, on August 05, 2021.

Gov’t slaps on new COVID restrictions as Omicron cases surge

Israeli infected with Omicron dies in hospital.

DECEMBER 21, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN, MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Omicron variant: More countries added to the red list

The travel ban still needs to be approved by the Knesset on Tuesday morning but is expected to come into effect on Tuesday at midnight.

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN, LAHAV HARKOV

Travelers exit the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic testing area at Ben Gurion International Airport as Israel imposes new restrictions on November 28, 2021.

Dangerous Omicron variant shows why global vaccination matters

Despite repeated warnings from the WHO, rich countries have continued chasing after vaccines while poor- and middle-income countries are left behind.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

A health worker talks to people as they wait to register next to the Transvaco coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine train, after South Africa's rail company Transnet turned the train into a COVID-19 vaccination center on rails to help the government speed up its vaccine rollout in the country

Could coronavirus stay on surfaces and infect you? - study

There’s a new concern with corona. In certain places, the virus stays on surfaces for many days.

NOVEMBER 19, 2021ByWALLA!

Nurses check the charts of two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients inside the intensive care unit of Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 15, 2021.

COVID-19: Market in China's Wuhan likely origin of outbreak - study

The latest theory is that the world COVID-19 patient zero was a market vendor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, not an accountant, as previously speculated.

NOVEMBER 19, 2021ByREUTERS