Israel Coronavirus

Israeli, Australian public health leaders to exchange COVID-19 knowledge

A group of 15 leading Australian public health experts and clinicians will visit Israel in September for a high-level exchange of lessons about the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 Prepping the vaccine at a Health Ministry center in Jerusalem's Malcha Mall
 BACK TO THE lines? Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at a Magen David Adom drive-thru site in Jerusalem on Monday.

COVID-19 in Israel: 12,825 new cases, Health Committee authorizes remote testing method

A TEL AVIV crosswalk this week, with a mix of masked and unmasked pedestrians.

How are Israelis reacting to the end of the mask mandate?

 Israelis, some wearing masks, are seen walking in Jerusalem's Machane Yehuda market on January 13, 2022

Mask mandate cancellation comes into effect in Israel


14 infected in coronavirus outbreak at Jerusalem preschool

At least eight children, three parents and three staff members tested positive.

An ultra-Orthodox woman accompanies her daughter to school, Jerusalem, October 19, 2020

A coronavirus wake-up call

“It’s actually the people we trust most whom we’re most likely to infect and who are most likely to infect us, because we’re not going to take the same precautions."


Doctors make aliyah from France to serve during the COVID-19 crisis

Doctors and their families take the courageous step of emigrating from France as part of a KKL-JNF project

DR. CHAVA TAMIM and family are all smiles upon arrival in Israel.

Airbnb, the corona getaway

Thanks to COVID-19 regulations that were in effect during my vacation days, there were not many places to go.

Police set up a checkpoint in Jerusalem as Israel enters its second coronavirus lockdown

Where Do MENA Countries Stand in Securing COVID-19 Vaccines?

The latest COVID-19 information and statistics for the Middle East and North Africa

Hadassah-University Medical Center's Prof. Yossi Karko (left) and Hannah Drori, chief of the hospital’s clinical research center, administer Brilife vaccine to a volunteer

250 cars unable to enter Eilat over COVID-19 restrictions, head back home

In addition, on Sunday morning, three people were caught trying to enter the city of Eilat using fake negative test results, which they had forged themselves.

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in full protective gear attend the boarding of an Israir flight between Tel Aviv and Eilat

Israel to sign for 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine

This is the largest amount of vaccines from any one company to be sold to Israel.

A test tube labelled vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, September 9, 2020.