Covid-19

6 stories about Covid-19
בנימין נתניהו מסיבת עיתונאים על נגיף קורונה

As Number of Corona Cases Jumps to 39, Israel Considers Closing all Borders

09.03.20|CTech
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference Sunday evening, stating a decision regarding the complete closure of Israel’s borders will be made Monday
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Coronavirus Fears Reach Israel’s Public Transportation

08.03.20|Lior Gutman
The government is considering measures to curtail the use of trains, busses, and light rails, fearing infection will spread faster in large crowds
בנימין נתניהו שר האוצר משה כחלון ישיבת ממשלה שבועית

Netanyahu Announces NIS 4 Billion Government Assistance Fund

08.03.20|Omri Milman
The fund will support companies experiencing financial difficulties due to the coronavirus crisis
נתב"ג נמל תעופה שדה תעופה בן גוריון המראות קורונה

Coronavirus Continues to Spread in Israel as State Measures Increase

08.03.20|CTech
The number of identified cases in Israel jumped to 25 over the weekend; 20,000 Israelis are currently in a two-week home-quarantine
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Amid Coronavirus Quarantines, Lufthansa Group Halts All Flights to Israel

05.03.20|Adi Pick
All Lufthansa flights, including flights operated by its subsidiaries Swiss Airlines and Austrian Airlines, will be canceled from Sunday, March 8 until March 28
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Israel’s Health Ministry Takes Action to Stop Hospitals From Being Overrun

05.03.20|Adrian Filut and Omri Milman
Low public investment in infrastructure and understaffed hospitals will turn wide-spread coronavirus into a domestic nightmare. To flatten the infection curve, Israel is taking steps that may be among the harshest globally, to the displeasure of its finance ministry