Coronavirus spread

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.

 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.
 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

New COVID variant XBB.1.16 under WHO observation as cases spike

 A South Korean soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) guides a group of Chinese tourists for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests upon their arrival at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, January 4, 2023.

China pledges 'final victory' over COVID as outbreak raises global alarm


Pardes Hanna-Karkur only remaining orange city as segment refuses vaccine

Speaking to N12, residents of the city were asked as to the reason many are unwilling to get vaccinated.

Hadassah Medical Center medical staff member receives the second round of the Covid-19 vaccine, at the Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem, January 11, 2021.

US CDC: Fully vaccinated people can unmask outdoors in some cases

The updated health advice comes as more than half of all adults in the United States have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the US CDC.

A woman wears a face mask on the subway as the coronavirus outbreak continued in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., March 13, 2020

Study that found COVID less likely for smokers retracted for tobacco ties

A study which alleged that cigarette smokers are less likely to contract COVID-19 was officially retracted after it was discovered that two of the writers had direct ties to the tobacco industry.

Cigarettes and ashtray, illustrative

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.

The education system's return reflects Israel's corona success story

The return to school is definitely a challenge, but it also presents an opportunity.

Israeli kids wearing school bags ahead of the first day of school and kindergarten outside their home in Jerusalem on August 31, 2020, The Israeli secular state education system will open tomorrow.

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.

The European Union has dropped the ball on its vaccination campaign

So much for European solidarity.

THIERRY BRETON (left), head of the EU Commission’s special vaccine task force, and Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod attend a news conference in Copenhagen last month

Can your Apple Watch tell you if you have COVID-19?

Apple is teaming up with UW and Seattle Flu Study to find out if smart watches can detect early signs of respiratory illness.

A woman tries a new Apple Watch

Dogs can sniff out positive coronavirus samples with 96% accuracy - study

The use of sniffer dogs to detect COVID is not new, but this method is particularly unique. Soon enough, we may be seeing sniffer dogs at every airport to allow for travel amid the pandemic.

A medical detection dog – a sort of sniffer dog for illnesses – at its training centre in Milton Keynes, England