Posts Tagged: israel covid-19
Israel Drops ‘Green Passes’ as Omicron Infections Wane
Israel on Thursday dropped a "Green Pass" policy requiring proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test to enter some public venues, further...
Israel to Start Reopening to Foreigners, Reviews Quarantines and Tests as Omicron Surges
Israel said on Monday it will admit foreigners with presumed COVID-19 immunity from countries deemed medium-risk next week, partially reversing a ban imposed in late November...
Israel Extends Second COVID-19 Booster to Elderly in Care Facilities
Israel is extending its offer of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to elderly people in care facilities, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said on Friday, citing...
Israel Sees World’s Steepest Decline in COVID Morbidity
i24 News – With 41 percent fewer cases per day, Israel this week saw the biggest drop in coronavirus morbidity anywhere in the world, according...
Israel Offers COVID-19 Booster to All Vaccinated People
Israel on Sunday began offering a COVID-19 booster to children as young as 12, and its prime minister said a campaign that began a month...
Israel Expands COVID Vaccine Booster Campaign to Over 50s, Health Workers
Israel on Friday lowered to 50 from 60 the minimum age of eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and will also offer them to...
Israel’s ‘Green Passport’ Takes Effect Again Amid Latest Coronavirus Outbreak
i24 News – The Israeli Health Ministry's "Green Passport" project, which was approved last week, went into effect Thursday morning. The measure provides that any citizen...
Bennett Says Israel ‘Very Close’ to a Third Vaccine Dose
i24 News – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that Israel could soon approve a third COVID-19 vaccine dose during a visit to a...
Complaints Continue to Flood Norwegian Broadcaster Following Radio Show Host’s Antisemitic Rant
Complaints have continued to flood the Norwegian state-owned broadcaster NRK in the week that has elapsed since a presenter engaged in an extraordinary antisemitic monologue...
Israel Extends Lockdown, Sees Delay in COVID-19 Turnaround
Israel extended a national lockdown on Sunday as coronavirus variants offset its vaccination drive and officials predicted a delay in a turnaround from the health and...
Cybercriminals Target Israeli Hospitals as COVID-19 Infections Rise
Cybersecurity attacks on the Israeli healthcare industry has surged since the resurgence in COVID-19 cases, according to a research report by Israel’s Check Point Software...
Israel Tightens Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown
Israel tightened a national lockdown on Friday in a bid to curb a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising...
Israel Stuns Observers With Lightning-Fast COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Over one million Israelis have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the first weeks of the country’s rollout, a per capita rate that is...
Israel’s Economy in Defiance of COVID-19
Despite COVID-19, Israel's economy remains strong. According to Dr. Adam Reuter, the chairman and founder of an Israeli financial-risk management firm, and the co-author of...
