Finally, on July 27, Dr. Ronni Gamzu, director of Ichilov, one of Israel's leading hospitals, took the Corona czar job, without benefit of any special powers.

Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. “No public prayers,” he said. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Late Monday, Bnei Brak said it would begin testing residents in grocery stores.

At one synagogue, where worshipers shooed away a journalist and photographer, the morning service was still being held indoors. The Left believes that there is nothing more sacred than the right to demonstrate. “You manage,” he said. Fox News Flash top headlines for September 14, Julian Assange will hear judge's verdict on UK extradition to US in January, Russia's Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning, Assad’s future and the Syrian Civil War could hinge on the US presidential election, Australian man sentenced to 3 years for stomping on pregnant woman in Islamophobia attack. Yet, just 32 days after confirming its 100,000th case, the number had doubled to 200,000. "The number of severe cases is rising. One friend who runs a transportation startup said to me this morning after telling me last night he was being forced to close " we think we found a loophole" he went on "this is the flip flop nation". He said that the infection rate in ultra-Orthodox parts of the country was four to eight times higher than elsewhere in Israel. JERUSALEM: Israeli defence minister Naftali Bennett has said that scientists at the country's main biological research institute have made a "significant breakthrough" in developing an antibody to the novel coronavirus, as the researchers wrapped up the development phase and moved to patent and mass produce the potential treatment.

By that time, the number of critically ill patients, which had stood at around 100 in June, had increased to 454; and the number of those killed by COVID-19 had risen to over 1,000. ", Coronavirus: Israel heads into 'hermetic' lockdown after infection figures surge, Only supermarkets and pharmacies will open in the new lockdown, Mr Netanyahu warned action had to be taken or the country would face dire consequences, A statue in Tel Aviv, Israel, showing people wearing masks, Synagogues will remain open only for the Yom Kippur holiday, Protests have taken place over the prime minister's alleged corruption and the economy. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. ... Corona.help Hand-crafted & Made with.

But when the government ordered the closing of all schools, and initially capped gatherings at 10 people — the minimum needed for a quorum, or minyan, for Jewish worship services — ultra-Orthodox rabbis did not all acquiesce, said Gilad Malach, an expert on the ultra-Orthodox at the Israel Democracy Institute. Given its population of 9 million, the country now has one of the world’s worst outbreaks. The number of critical coronavirus patients grows daily, and what was initially a very low morbidity rate has been steadily rising. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC.

"My recommendation was more moderate, to go for 50%," he is reported to have told the cabinet meeting.

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Bnei Brak itself may prove resilient, he said, because its people have so many children, and young people have been less vulnerable.

Instead of closing some of the newly permitted activities, the government continued to permit additional leniencies and openings — including allowing weddings of up to 250 people, and other cultural events.

Market data provided by Factset. It was clear Israel needed one individual to direct the handling of the COVID crisis, but all those approached seemed unwilling to do the job without the power of a clear mandate to implement his or her plans. While a full answer to how Israel went from success to failure in its fight with Corona will take time to answer, three things are clear: One, the impatient nature of Israelis made it difficult to maintain the self-discipline necessary to control the virus. Observant Jewish Israelis, of course, insist that it is unacceptable to forbid Jewish prayer in a Jewish state.

Initially, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that Israel would reopen the economy and services "slowly and carefully"; that it would "wait 14 days between each step, and reopen schools with great caution.". During the last few days before the shut-down, restaurants and bars (at least those in Tel Aviv) were packed with revelers enjoying their final moments of "freedom," while schools remained open continuing to spread the virus. But the Israeli government was in denial. One of the biggest conflicts concerns two activities which involve large crowds, including numerous people without masks who do not observe “social distancing,” and which have zero impact on the economy. We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Mask…or Do We?!

About 54,000 tests were administered on Wednesday and 6,808 people, 13%, tested positive. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The recommendations that we've gotten up until now have led us to a surge from 2,000 patients a day to 5,000 a day.