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.
Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero
New COVID variant XBB.1.16 under WHO observation as cases spike
China pledges 'final victory' over COVID as outbreak raises global alarm
Could face masks prevent more than just COVID-19?
As Israel’s allergy season hits, researchers show mask-wearing could offer some relief from allergy symptoms.
Coronavirus in Israel: Which countries are the riskiest to travel to?
While infection risks for vaccinated people have shown to decrease substantially after vaccination, certain variants have already been found to have mutated enough to decrease the vaccine's efficency
COVID-19 ‘R’ rise might be due to technicality, health official says
“As long as the R rate remains below 1, and even more so below 0.8, I do not think there is a reason to worry, and we can continue to open up our economy,” Public Health Services head said.
COVID: NGOs petition court to cancel Green Pass at Yom Hashoa events
The petitioners pointed out that the Green Pass may prevent Holocaust survivors who have not been vaccinated from participating in remembrance ceremonies.
Arab world encourages children to read as pandemic impacts skills
Emirati government initiatives spur reading; literacy gap between rich and poor widens in Israel
COVID-19 wards shutting down across Israel due to rapid vaccinations
With reports of declining cases, only a few patients need to be hospitalized every day. These days, corona wards in hospitals across the country are almost no longer accepting new patients.
Coronavirus caught us all off guard. Can we prevent a future pandemic?
The system would make it easier for researchers from different nations to communicate the molecular makeup of the next pathogen posing a biological threat.
Coronavirus: Report on origin of virus will be released on Tuesday - WHO
The report is "extremely sensitive" to China, which has consistently claimed that it is not responsible for the spread of the coronavirus.
Why does COVID cause taste loss? New research: virus infects mouth’s cells
The mouth could play role "in transmitting SARS-CoV2 to the lungs or digestive system via saliva laden with virus from infected oral cells."
Coronavirus anxiety led to poorer diets, weight gain - study
Besides Israeli respondents, the survey was also translated into English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian and Russian.
