Lockdown

Lockdown lifted following reported active shooter situation at New Jersey air force base

The lockdown was implemented following a possible active shooter situation on base, KAN reported.

 A US B-2 Spirit bomber, part of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, stops for refueling at the US military base on Diego Garcia in this file photo taken October 8, 2001, following an air strike mission over Afghanistan.
Incoming freshmen march to their living quarters after the Oath of Office ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 26, 2025 in Annapolis, Maryland.

US naval academy on lockdown following report of armed intruder - report

 Illustrative image of people in an office.

An end to remote work? Even Zoom employees are asked to return to office

 People adapted to the imposed decrease in social interaction

Social anxiety: Impact of forced lockdowns and isolation


COVID: Some 600,000 get third vaccine, less than 50 reports of side effects

*Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of a lockdown to curb the morbidity *Purple ribbon and cap on gatherings might be brought back.

 Third vaccine doses being administered at the Amigdor Retirement Residence by Magen David Adom (MDA), Jerusalem, August 5, 2021.

Coronavirus in Israel: ‘Too early to discuss COVID lockdown’ - Horowitz

Israel's rapid testing program kicked off in Jerusalem on Sunday, where Horowitz spoke * 2,886 new cases

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaks at the MDA vaccination center, August 8, 2021.

Former health chief: Hysterics don't heal COVID-19

Former chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians: Hysteria is unnecessary • Those calling for lockdown did not experience mental crisis that came with it

Chairman of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians Prof. Hagai Levine

COVID: The future of the Jewish holidays depends on vaccination – Bennett

In a public address, the prime minister said that he is ready to consider any tool to contain the outbreak.

PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett entering Knesset meeting, August 2, 2021

Australia man ties bedsheets together to escape 4th floor hotel quarantine

A man in Perth, Australia has been arrested after escaping a quarantine hotel by climbing out of his fourth-floor window using a rope made of bedsheets.

A lone man wearing a protective face mask sits at an unusually quiet State Library on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.

COVID: Entrance of vaccinated to Israel postponed again amid outbreak

Amid concerns over the rising number of coronavirus cases, police to employ an SMS-based system to verify location of those quarantining.

THE ALMOST empty Ben-Gurion Airport last week.

New study reveals how different personalities are affected by lockdowns

The study found that individuals that reported as extroverts experienced higher deterioration in their mental health than other, more introverted, personality types during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Portrait of a depressed young woman

Tel Aviv remains Israel's leading aliyah destination despite COVID

In 2020, approximately 11% of all new immigrants to Israel decided to live in Tel Aviv, with the city retaining its status as Israel's leading city for olim.

WHAT WE need now: Love in Tel Aviv.

After pandemic, Hebrew Book Week returns in full force

The event will be held in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from June 9-19, encouraging residents of all ages to read in Hebrew.

Israelis attend the annual Hebrew Book Week, on Rabin Square, Tel Aviv. June 06, 2018.

Turkey welcomes foreign tourists while locking down locals

The government has exempted foreign holidaymakers from the 2-1/2-week long lockdown in an effort to revitalize tourism, a critical sector of the Turkish economy.

POSING FOR a selfie in front of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 11