Coronavirus Mutation

New XEC coronavirus variant spreading worldwide: What you need to know

The coronaviruses have continued to create new strains, the latest being XEC, which can evade the immune system. Here’s everything you need to know.

 Corona outbreak in China
 A 3D rendering of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

JN.1: What is the new COVID variant in Israel? - explainer

 THE RECENT rise in cases should not concern the average Israeli.

COVID is back, and its hosts are unwittingly letting it mutate inside them - comment

SHAARE ZEDEK hospital team members in the coronavirus ward.

Israel sees 30% spike in daily COVID cases, Health Ministry says


Omicron COVID variant no reason to panic - WHO rep. tells 'Post'

WHO representative in Israel Dr. Michel Tieren: "No reason to believe COVID-19 pandemic is ending."

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

COVID: Increase in cases in Israel unlikely caused by Omicron - experts

As of Sunday, only two people infected with Omicron had been identified in the country. Another 12 cases were under investigation.

 TEST TUBE with coronavirus label is seen at the end of January.

Omicron variant spreads: Cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

Dutch health authorities said the 13 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant were found among people on two flights that arrived in Amsterdam from South Africa on Friday.

A passenger tries to find a flight as several airlines have stopped flying out of South Africa, amidst the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 28, 2021.

Is it legal to bring Shin Bet back into coronavirus tracking? - analysis

A close eye will have to be kept on whether the upcoming Knesset law defines criteria and numbers of infections for what a broader outbreak would be.

 Incoming Shin Bet leader Ronen Bar.

Bennett shouts at Israeli minister for bashing Shin Bet head

The Jewish Agency chairmanship selection committee is set to meet on Tuesday afternoon.

ELI AVIDAR SPEAKING in the Knesset as Strategic Planning Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Omicron: Israel's COVID-19 cabinet has misplaced priorities - opinion

Basically, super spreader events are cool. My kid coming in from Canada, triple vaccinated, represents some sort of extreme public health threat.

 PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT speaks at the corona cabinet meeting on Saturday night in Tel Aviv.

Omicron COVID variant: South African Jews ejected from Israel

Five South African nationals who arrived in Israel Friday morning were removed from the country, and say they were subjected to ‘inhumane, disrespectful’ treatment.

 Israelis leaving the country ahead of possible new restrictions due to the Omicron variant, 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.

  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

COVID Omicron variant: How to stay safe if you have to travel

Sonovia’s SonoMask proven more than 99% effective against all previous variants. Company expects it to work against Omicron, too. 

 Sonovia's SonoMask

COVID Omicron: How are Middle Eastern countries responding to the variant?

Middle Eastern countries reacted to the discovery of a new variant of COVID "Omicron," labeled by the WHO a variant of concern.

 PEOPLE PASS a mural of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran