Posts Tagged: coronavirus
Israeli Researchers Find Some COVID-19 Patients Are ‘Incubators’ for New Variants
In a study about how COVID-19 variants are formed, researchers in Israel have found that patients with a weakened immune system are at risk for...
Saudi Arabia Receives First Foreign Hajj Pilgrims Since Before Pandemic
i24 News – Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict...
Omicron Wave Likely on Downward Slope, Israeli Health Officials Say
i24 News - Israel's fifth pandemic wave, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, could be past its peak and on a downward trajectory, though...
US Studies Highlight the Need for COVID Boosters to Fight Omicron
Three US studies show that a third dose of an mRNA vaccine is key to fighting the Omicron coronavirus variant, providing 90% protection against hospitalization...
Jewish Community Leader Urges Action Against Antisemitism as Germany Considers Vaccine Mandate
The head of the Jewish community in Germany on Monday expressed support for a general vaccine mandate to contain COVID-19, but warned that compulsory inoculation...
UK Says 4th COVID Jabs Not Needed for Now as Booster Effect Lasts
Booster jabs are still providing high levels of protection for older people against severe disease from the Omicron coronavirus variant and there is no need...
Israel Rolls Out Second COVID Booster for 60-Plus to Confront Omicron Wave
Israel on Monday started to jab people above 60 years old and medical personnel with a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as the country...
Factbox: Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 286.63 Million, Death Toll at 5,782,999
More than 286.63 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,782,999 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections...
Bethlehem Celebrates Muted Christmas with Few Pilgrims to Bring Cheer
The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar...
Official Palestinian Newspaper: Israel Infected Palestinians with COVID-19
Palestinian Media Watch recently translated a column in the official Palestinian Authority (PA) newspaper Al Hayat al-Jadida, by Muwaffaq Matar. Matar is a member of Fatah's...
Europe Reimposes Tougher measures as Omicron Sweeps Continent
i24 News – Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of coronavirus infections driven by the highly transmissible...
Israeli PM Explains ‘Drastic Measures’ to Stem Omicron Variant in Meeting With Austrian, Czech Leaders
In a virtual meeting with leaders of Austria and the Czech Republic on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called for joining forces in the...
Report: Australian Vaccine-Mandate Protesters Compare State Government to Nazis
i24News – Several thousand people rallied in Melbourne against new vaccination mandates on Saturday, with a few comparing the state government to Nazis and calling...
Palestinians Acquire Millions of COVID Vaccines. Are Media Not Covering Story Because Israel Can’t Be Blamed?
Are stories about the Palestinian struggle against COVID-19 only newsworthy when Israel can somehow be blamed? Our analysis confirms, once again, that this twisted logic seemingly prevails...