Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
מוסף שבועי 16.7.20 יעל חץ מובטלת הייטק

The industry is hanging by a thread: 10 laid off tech pros tell their stories

17.07.20|Diana Bahur-Nir
Recently unemployed tech professionals talk about their financial worries, emotional crises, the rising competition for each job, the terrifying future, and the one silver lining that may come from it all
Dr Laurent Choppe Managing Partner at Cukierman  Co Life Sciences

Israel third only to U.S. and China in Covid-19 solutions, says life sciences expert

17.07.20|Allon Sinai
"We don't talk anymore about devices or drugs. We talk about healthtech convergence, which for me is the future," explains Dr. Laurent Choppe, Managing Partner at Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
מעטפות אדומות מעטפה אדומה ראש השנה סין פסטיבל האביב

What does the future hold for Israel-China economic relations and which Israeli companies won a prestigious international award?

16.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: $100 million investment in Israel is just the beginning, says Shengjing Peakview Capital executive
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New York City Cyber Center in Soho reopened to lead Covid-19 recovery

16.07.20|James Spiro
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) founder and chairman Erel Margalit led a delegation of CEOs from JVP portfolio companies to make the announcement
תור תורים בסניף רמי לוי קורונה סופרמרקט

Online supermarket sales jump 100% as Israeli public braces for lockdown

16.07.20|Nurit Kadosh
With infection rates climbing, Israelis are taking their shopping online, with dry goods dominating sales
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה מסכה קורונה יוני 2020

Israeli government to hand out relief payments amidst record number of Covid-19 infections

16.07.20|CTech, Ynetnews
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the state will be awarding a one-off payment for all Israeli adults to alleviate some of the financial pressures caused by the crisis
מזוודה אבדה טיסה סודות החופשה 2

Stuck in Covid-19 limbo: Three tales of relocation during a global pandemic

12.07.20|Maayan Manela
Calcalist spoke to three tech professionals who had already packed their bags are were off to an exciting new job at a new location when Covid-19 broke and altered their plans
מחאה הפגנה משבר כלכלי קורונה בכיכר רבין עצמאים חסימת צומת עזריאלי

Protesters detained as Israelis rally against PM's economic response to coronavirus

12.07.20|Itay Blumenthal, YNET
Police say at least 19 protesters were arrested following a mass rally in Tel Aviv over the government's response to economic woes brought on by Covid-19
פוקר משחק קלפים פנאי

Has Israeli tech got a winning hand and what is going to happen to all the empty office space?

09.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: VC funds are engaging in a high stake poker game with Israel’s tech sector
בנייני משרדים ברמת החייל בתל אביב

Tech companies are abandoning their offices and shaking up the Israeli real-estate market

09.07.20|Dotan Levi
“They just notify the landlord that they’re leaving, in some cases mid-contract, which naturally doesn’t go over smoothly,” says office space realtor
קורונה מעבדה של קופת חולים מכבי ב רחובות

Israeli company developing 75-minute Covid-19 test kit

09.07.20|Meir Orbach
The target audience of this kit is airports, sports arenas, entertainment venues and others, with the quick screening aimed at making gatherings of large crowds more feasible during the pandemic
חוות גידול קנאביס חברת בטר 2

Can cannabis really help in fight against Covid-19 and how did Israeli tech startups raise $2.5 billion?

08.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israeli tech investment celebration continues as startups raise $2.5 billion in Q2
ראיון עבודה מרחוק

Covid-19 cutbacks? These tech companies are hiring in Israel right now

08.07.20|Maayan Manela
With hundreds of thousands newly unemployed and companies big and small forced to cut back on staff, Calcalist has gathered a list of tech companies that are currently hiring
קורונה נפתחה מחדש מחלקת ה קורונה ב שיבא 25.6.20

Second wave: Israel registers record-breaking 1,300 new daily Covid-19 infections

08.07.20|Ynet News, CTech
The government imposes a lockdown of Beitar Illit, where 16% of test results returned positive
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה מסכה קורונה יוני 2020

Israel’s democracy is Covid-19’s latest victim

07.07.20|Yoel Esteron
Fatigued by battling a health and economic crisis, Israelis are too apathetic to fight for their democracy
קורונה סמארטפון Covid 19 אפליקציה

Wanted: Israeli startups that are fighting Covid-19

06.07.20|CTech
Start-Up Nation Central in collaboration with CTech and AFP invites Israeli startups offering innovative technologies that tackle the pandemic to participate in a global campaign
SOSA Uzi Scheffer עוזי אוזי סוסה שפר

SOSA partners with Brazil’s industry leaders for Covid-19 response

06.07.20|James Spiro
The Israeli open innovation company will work alongside the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in Brazil
צוות WILLA

Co-living is wasted on the youth, Israeli startup Willa is offering urban living for midlifers

05.07.20|Ron Friedman
With their kids finally out of the house, 55 and ups have the time, money and desire for a change of pace; Covid-19 only highlighted the dangers of loneliness
מנכ"ל דונאט רובוטיקס טייסוקה אונו Taisuke Ono מסכה חכמה C-Mask קורונה

7 gadgets that gained popularity in the coronavirus era

05.07.20|James Spiro
We all had a lot of time sitting at home this year. Here are some gadgets people collected to keep busy
יואב תורג'מן מנכ"ל חברת אלתא

Israel’s IAI signs collaboration agreement with UAE’s Group 42 to jointly battle Covid-19

03.07.20|CTech
Though the countries do not have diplomatic relations, the agreement opens door to future deals in other fields