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Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles
The Health Ministry has been working with the hospital to identify and contact any affected families to provide preventive care and check their immunization status.
As flu cases rise in Israel, Health Ministry calls on at-risk groups to wear masks
Portugal's parliament approves far-right party's bill to ban burkas
IDF West Bank Chief outlaws wearing facemasks, punishable with half year in prison
COVID-19 masks: Still difficult to recognize faces - Israeli study
COVID-19 face masks make it difficult to recognize faces, even after prolonged exposure, according to Israeli/Canadian study.
COVID-19 isolation and compulsory masks should be canceled - Ichilov CEO
Isolation is still compulsory for people who test positive for COVID-19, and masks have to be worn in medical and welfare institutions.
CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposures in US
The US CDC no longer recommends quarantine for students exposed to COVID-19.
Masking emotions? People can communicate despite face masks - study
This research suggests that the impact of masks on emotion recognition may not be as pronounced as previously thought, as long as the whole body is also visible.
COVID-19: Israel's health minister recommends wearing masks indoors
“We are now seeing a recurring rise in infection and serious cases.," Nitzan Horowitz said and recommended that people, especially those at-risk, wear masks.
What we don't know about the next COVID-19 wave
HEALTH AFFAIRS: Major guidelines, such as masks on planes or testing to travel, may have been canceled, but we wonder when the government – here or elsewhere – will grasp at these guidelines again.
Mouth-to-mouth CPR effective while wearing face mask - study
A Czech study found that mouth-to-mouth ventilation through a breathable respirator was effective more than 90% of the time during the pandemic.
COVID-19: How to cope with 'pandemilash' amid lifting measures - opinion
Nearly 4,000 tourists caught COVID while in Israel. How will we stop future spreads without testing?
COVID-19: Israel's mask mandate is over, but what do doctors think?
As Israel lifts indoor mask mandate, medical experts still disagree on their effectiveness.
How are Israelis reacting to the end of the mask mandate?
With the mask mandate cancelled, Israel appears to be, for all intents and purposes, back to how it was before March 2020 and the outbreak of the pandemic.
