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.

|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.

|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.

|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.

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Coronavirus in Israel: Public transportation to shutter for Shushan Purim

There were 3,782 people diagnosed with coronavirus on Thursday, the Health Ministry said. The death toll stood at 5,694.

FEBRUARY 26, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
PURIM MAY be all about simcha, but happiness may be elusive for a lot of us this year.

Protesters demonstrate against vaccine coercion, green passports in Tel Aviv

Speakers and protestors called for more "government transparency," and to "stop tyranny."

FEBRUARY 24, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis protest the government's COVID-19 vaccination campaign near HaBima Theater in Tel Aviv, Feb. 24, 2021.

Magen David Adom has sampled over 4.1 million people in Israel

The medical service has worked in coordination with healthcare providers, the Health Ministry and the IDF's Home Front Command.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magen David Adom coronavirus vaccination trailer in Shokeda Forest.

Pfizer, BioNTech start testing COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women

Pregnant women are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, and many public health officials have recommended some women in high-risk professions take coronavirus vaccines.

FEBRUARY 19, 2021ByREUTERS
Visibly pregnant 34-year-old Narkis receives her coronavirus vaccine in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2021.

Coronavirus: A hyped-up flu or a fatal pandemic?

Please keep safe.

FEBRUARY 18, 2021ByMICHAL KORACH
Belinson hospital team members wearing protective clothes as they work at the Coronavirus ward of Belinson hospital in Petah Tikva on October 04, 2020

Ozone can work as coronavirus disinfectant - Israeli study

The researchers noted that while ozone is most known for being in the atmosphere and blocking harmful UV rays, it is also a strong oxidant and disinfectant employed in water and wastewater treatment.

FEBRUARY 18, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The sun rises over the Dead Sea, Israel

COVID-19: Israel’s reproduction number hits 0.88, lowest in three months

The number of serious patients is also on the decline, especially among people 60 and older.

FEBRUARY 13, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
A truck with an electric sign calls on Tel Aviv residents to get vaccinated

Working parents cannot survive the continued COVID-19 lockdown - comment

After we finish the homework and send it to the teacher, who responds with a “kol hakavod” and hearts and rainbows and unicorns. I want to respond with a different emoji.

FEBRUARY 10, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman and her 5 children

Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19

"We consider her to be cured. She is very calm and she is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday."

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
Aerial view of Paris, France and the Eiffel Tower

Jewish museums, George Mason U. to document Jewish life during pandemic

As part of the initiative, The Rosenzweig Center will establish a web portal that shows digital content reflecting Jewish life during the pandemic.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn to protest against coronavirus restrictions, in October.