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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
Mask mandate cancellation comes into effect in Israel
The Health Ministry reported some 2,460 new coronavirus cases on Saturday evening.
Uncomfortable flying without a mask mandate? Some airlines may refund your ticket
If flying without a mask mandate makes you nervous, some airlines will offer you a refund but others won't give you a break unless you have a refundable ticket.
Want to honor the pain we’ve felt during the pandemic? There’s a Torah portion for that
There’s a marker baked into Jewish tradition that hasn’t been discussed — and it provides a perfect opportunity for commemorating the earth-shattering change that we have all experienced.
Names of Canada truck convoy donors leaked after reported hack
Distributed Denial of Secrets announced on its website that it had 30 megabytes of donor information from Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo.
New York state to drop indoor mask mandate this week
The Democratic governor intends to let the mask mandate, which has been challenged in court, expire as scheduled rather than seeking to renew it.
Face masks make it harder for children to recognize people - study
This is especially important as COVID-19 mask mandates remain in effect but schools re-open, so children will continue to be forced to constantly interact with masked people.
New Jersey, Delaware to end school mask mandates in move to 'normalcy'
By no longer requiring students, teachers and administrators to wear masks in schools, the governors are also seeking to blunt one of the most divisive issues of the pandemic.
Pantyhose found to be effective facemask hack for better protection - study
With many opinions about the best way to wear your mask, researchers have compared several alterations, aka fit hacks, to improve the protection of poorly fit masks.
Is COVID-19 spinning up our reptilian brains? - opinion
What happens when we can’t connect in person, when we’re unable to see the smiles on our friends’ faces because we’re covered up, whether by a mask or on a poorly lit Zoom call?
Israel Police solve rape case with DNA sample from used mask
A Jerusalem resident in his 30s was arrested for raping and physically assaulting a tourist back in 2009 after police took a DNA sample from a used mask.
