Ronni Gamzu

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.

People walk on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem last week, some wearing masks, others not.
Left to right: Vered Roth, Michal Herzog, Roni Gamzu, and Isaac Herzog.

Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital celebrates COVID successes

Former coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu.

Gamzu to ‘Post’: Lockdown isn’t working, let people go back to work

Coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu

Gamzu on death of 47-year-old corona patient: ‘I take responsibility’


Coronavirus commissioner to church leaders: Elderly people deserve to live

“We see it day in and day out. Every day in Israel, we have 40 people who die," coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu said.

Coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu

COVID-19's moment of truth: Is losing inevitable?

Until now, many of the choices that the coronavirus cabinet has made have appeared rooted in populism and devoid of the best interest of the public.

Police are seen setting up a checkpoint for drivers, during Israel's second lockdown, September 2020.

Commissioner Gamzu: Local authorities can manage coronavirus

Ronni Gamzu also stressed the importance of being tested for the virus.

Prof. Ronni Gamzu visits the Druze village of Julius on October 10, 2020

Gamzu: Still uncertain if morbidity declining nationwide

Gamzu said that those who compare COVID-19 to seasonal flu “do not understand” the disease.

Prof. Ronni Gamzu speaking at inauguration ceremony of Shield of Israel headquarters, Airport City.

COVID-19 will stay with us until 2021, new IDF evaluation states

According to the IDF's new evaluation, coronavirus will be staying with us until the end of 2021, and a working vaccine will only reach shelves in July 2021.

Israeli army Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a IDF lab in central Israel on July 15, 2020.

Four in 10 people diagnosed with coronavirus are haredi

Death toll hits 1,600 • Netanyahu warns restrictions could be tightened already on Monday

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman crosses a street with her children in Bnei Brak, a town badly affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and which Israel declared a "restricted zone" due to its high rate of infections, near Tel Aviv, Israel April 5, 2020

Gamzu: Public nonchalance, government mismanagement reason for lockdown

The corona commissioner also accepted a portion of the blame himself, claiming that he understands the gravity of the decisions he makes and that they can affect lives as well as livelihoods.

Coronavirus czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu

Israel's colossal coronavirus failure - analysis

The public must hold up a mirror to itself.

A protective face mask is seen as curbs to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reimposed after a rise in new cases, at Zikim beach in southern Israel July 21, 2020. Picture taken July 21, 2020.

Coronavirus cabinet to meet today, as seriously ill spike

More than 1,300 COVID-19 patients hospitalized * Netanyahu shifts blame to MKs

Assuta Ashdod University Hospital

When it comes to COVID-19, 'in the end the politicians make the decisions'

#12 - COVID-19 combatants: Yuli Edelstein, Ronni Gamzu, Shuki Shemer and Zeev Rotstein

(L-R) Coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein (Photo credits: Flash 90 / Marc Israel Sellem)