Thousands attend rabbi s funeral in Jerusalem, flouting virus rules
Police say over 10,000 people joined the procession for Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, who died on Saturday from coronavirus at age 99; police claimed to have issued dozens of fines despite failing to disperse crowd
Kobi Nahshoni, Gilad Cohen |
Updated: 01.31.21 , 15:02
Thousands participated Sunday in the funeral a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem in violation of coronavirus regulations, as police forces were nowhere to be seen.
Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, who headed the Brisk yeshivas in the capital, died Saturday of coronavirus at the age of 99. He was a member of a respected rabbinical dynasty and revered by all Haredi factions.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 fighting for their lives
Doctors say hospitals are witnessing a most violent disease not seen in previous waves of the virus, and that the women who are members of the ultra-Orthodox community have no underlying conditions; infectious disease expert says pregnant woman may have to be vaccinated against coronavirus
Adir Yanko, Raanan Ben Zur |
Published: 01.19.21 , 08:00
At least nine pregnant women are in serious condition on Tuesday after they were hospitalized with COVID-19, raising concerns about their own and their babies chances of survival.
Four babies were already delivered. One had died. Medical teams are fighting for the life of a 33- year old woman at the Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance from her home in Jerusalem and was operated on immediately upon her arrival.
Protestors rally outside PM's official residence in Jerusalem over postponed court hearing, which was supposed to take place Wednesday; police say 9 arrested for disorderly conduct
Concern as virus rages in Israel s yeshivas after Hanukkah
Health Ministry memo seen by Ynet says religious seminaries have lost control over outbreak, no longer isolate infected students and allow many to learn with rest of student body; father of one student says no one in authority willing to speak to parents
Kobi Nahshoni |
Published: 01.03.21 , 09:05
The Health Ministry has expressed concerned over an outbreak of coronavirus cases in religious educational institutions, two weeks after the Hanukkah holiday.
In an internal memo seen by Ynet on Saturday, the ministry reports hundreds of Haredi students in some of the large yeshivas have recently been diagnosed with COVID-19.
The one-dose vaccine policy could prove disastrous
Opinion: The government and the Health Ministry must show consistency and focus on the great challenges posed by Israel s successful inoculation drive and not play risky games stemming from feelings of emergency and desperation abroad
Nadav Eyal |
Published: 01.03.21 , 22:08
Britain has more hospitalizations than at the peak of the pandemic in March-April and in the U.S., over 125,000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19. Both countries have lost control of the spread of the disease.
Against the backdrop of this medical emergency - which may result in hospitals being unable to provide adequate care to patients suffering from heart conditions, cancer and fatal diseases far more dangerous than COVID-19 – some voices in these countries raised a very controversial proposal: extending the suggested three-week interval between the vaccine s two doses or skipping the second dose outright.