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What Matters Most On Sunday, April 19, 2020

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Illustrative: Jewish men pray outside a synagogue in the city of Beitar Illit, in the West Bank, March 29, 2020 (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

Ministers approve outdoor prayers for up to 19, fines for failure to wear a mask

Cabinet okays eased restrictions after ministers reportedly fight for hours over aspects of plan announced by Netanyahu and Health Ministry

An Israeli woman with a face mask walks in Jerusalem on April 15, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Updated guidelines: Israel’s eased restrictions in the battle against COVID-19

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with then-health minister Yaakov Litzman, in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2020. (Flash90)

Israel media reviewMinisters plan, Netanyahu laughs: 6 things to know for April 19

US President Donald Trump listens alongside an infographic during a press briefing with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on April 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images/AFP)

US death toll climbs as Trump rebuffs ‘unreasonable’ restrictions, blames China

By AFP

President appears to back growing protest movement for economy to reopen, says Beijing could face consequences for keeping virus under wraps

Illustrative -- Medical personnel transport a body from a refrigerated truck at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, April 8, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

48 dead at NY Jewish nursing home where carer says staff wear bags – report

By ToI Staff and AP

State troopers keep watch as protesters rally at the Texas State Capitol to speak out against Texas' handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, in Austin, Texas, Saturday, April 18, 2020. (AP/Eric Gay)

US governors face pressure as protesters urge end to virus restrictions

By Paul Weber and Frank Jordans

From the blogs

Chavi Eve Karkowsky

At my hospital, we’re hearing a new COVID-19 tune

’Happy Code’ gives us a few seconds of respite from the uncertainty, anxiety and sadness at our frontline New York medical center

A large crowd of Orthodox Jewish men stand at MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, August 1, 2012, during the celebration of Siyum HaShas. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Number of Jews worldwide nears 1925’s level, but still far short of pre-WWII

Central Bureau of Statistics says there were 14.7 million Jews at end of 2018, in figures released ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day; in 1939, there were 16.6 million

Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing with a patient with suspected coronavirus at Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on April 10, 2020 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

29-year-old, already terminally ill, dies of virus, Israel’s youngest fatality

6 deaths take toll to 171 with 13,362 cases; fatalities include 18th death at assisted living facility in Yavne’el; locked-down Deir al-Asad sees 2nd-highest rate of infection

Workers outside a building at Sheba Medical Center which was converted to a coronavirus department, February 20, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Physician’s assistant at Sheba in critical condition with COVID-19

Illustrative: A closed school in the northern Israeli town of Safed on March 13, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)

As parents pan remote studies as ‘a joke,’ teachers resist school year extension

Education minister says distance learning is ‘not compulsory’; union insists there will be no further extension into summer vacation

Hapoel Beersheba players (in red) in action against Hapoel Afula during the semifinal of the Israeli cup at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on April 29, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Health official says team sports unlikely to be allowed for another 6 months

People in Tel Aviv on April 18, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Ministers said fuming after health officials issue new rules before cabinet okay

Hilary Faverman

Stranded in paradise: How we got home, the grand finale (3 of 3)

What’s 65 hours of travel through 3 international airports, and lost luggage, when our destination was Israel (quarantine notwithstanding)?

Mariano Caucino

More than 50 years ago, a not-so-secret cabal all but predicted the current mess

The Club of Rome was convened to figure out what amounted to early warnings of climate change; if only public opinion hadn’t been diverted from their prophetic message

In this screengrab, Jimmy Fallon (C) sings with musical group The Roots and frontline medical Workers during "One World: Together At Home" presented by Global Citizen on April, 18, 2020. (Getty Images/Getty Images for Global Citizen /AFP)

Gaga, Macca, Beyoncé, Elton, Taylor raise hope and $127m. at home COVID-19 event

By AP

Major artists, celebrities take part in ‘One World: Together At Home’ to raise money and spirits during coronavirus pandemic, highlight black Americans disproportionately affected

Ultra-Orthodox pedestrians cross an Israeli police roadblock in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem on April 19, 2020.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Closure of Bnei Brak, parts of Jerusalem set to expire, likely won’t be renewed

Health officials encouraged by slowdown of infection in virus hotspots; ministers to meet Monday morning to discuss next steps

8:01 pm

Global coronavirus death toll climbs to 164,016
7:48 pm

Virus victim named as Holocaust survivor, 96, who met the pope
7:29 pm

US coronavirus deaths surpass 40,000

Negative effects hit the Roman-ruled Land of Israel too

When an ancient pandemic killed millions in Roman Empire, crippled world economy

The Israel Museum highlights the story of the Antonine Plague, which erupted in 165 CE, wreaked devastation for a decade

"Plague in Rome" Jules Elie Delaunay, 1869. (Public domain)

A man arrives at the the Poble Nou cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2020, to attend the funeral of his mother who died of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain reports lowest daily virus death toll for a month

London Ambulance staff, police officers and firefighters take part in the weekly "clap for our carers" as they stand on Westminster Bridge backdropped by a scaffolded Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London, during the lockdown to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK virus toll passes 15,000 with nearly 900 new deaths

By AFP and ToI Staff

Benny Gantz, Blue and White leader, attends a party meeting in Tel Aviv, December 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

European Union said to warn Gantz not to agree to West Bank annexation

EU officials reportedly say move by potential unity government would elicit ‘strong response’; Gantz adviser responds that he will try to influence matter

Benny Gantz in Ramat Gan on March 9, 2020 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Gantz said to tell allies he and PM are ‘on brink of deal’ to form coalition

Illustrative: Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a lab at Leumit Health Care Services branch in Or Yehuda, March 19, 2020. (Flash90)

Technion researchers create rapid home testing kit for coronavirus

Team says it has achieved 99% accuracy and can rollout kits on a wide scale within a short time

A participant in a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine trial receives an injection in Kansas City, Missouri, April 8, 2020. (Center for Pharmaceutical Research via AP)

No guarantee a coronavirus vaccine will be developed, says leading world expert

A woman checks her phone as a hiring sign shows at a Family Dollar store in Illinois, April 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows

By Frank Jordans and Ken Moritisugu

Designer Lara Rosnovsky is using fabrics from her previous collection to fashion masks for her clients Courtesy Lara Rosnovksy)

Match your mask to your outfit: Israeli designers pivot to virus accessories

By Jessica Steinberg

Harnessing inspiration to necessity, designers offer a range of creative, fashionable and protective one- and two-ply fabric masks

A Jewish man wears a face mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus as he reads from a Torah scroll at the Western Wall in the Jerusalem Old City, April 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israel mass-produces washable masks that fit kids, adults – and beards

“The Holy City” brings users inside multiple houses of worship, including the Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter. (Nimrod Shanit/Blimey)

With Jerusalem locked down, holy site pilgrims turn to virtual reality

By Judah Kauffman

Convergence of Passover, Easter and Ramadan should have been a boon for the city; now those who wish they could visit can instead turn to an immersive VR tour of the Old City

Magen David Adom medical workers seen at a drive-through site to collect samples for coronavirus testing, alongside the security barrier outside Shuafat Refugee Camp, Jerusalem, April 16, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli officials fear virus spread in E. Jerusalem areas past security barrier

By ToI Staff and Agencies

An Orthodox clergyman holds the holy fire to transfer to predominantly Orthodox countries from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many Christians to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's old city after the traditional Holy Fire ceremony was called off amid the coronavirus, April 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Easter’s Holy Fire ceremony held in empty Jerusalem church

By AP

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Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at the main market in Gaza City, March 27, 2020. (AP/Adel Hana)

Hamas official says Israel will be to blame if Gaza sees virus outbreak

The front pages of the Jewish News (L) and the Jewish Chronicle. (Jewish News)

Mystery deepens over surprise, multi-million pound bid for UK’s Jewish Chronicle

By ToI Staff and David Horovitz

Soldiers inspect damage at the border fence between Israel and Lebanon, April 17, 2020 (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to breach northern border

A still from 'Bialystok/Givatayim' a Holocaust short made by Noa Itan (Courtesy Holon Institute of Technology)

Moving picturesStories of Holocaust survivors told in animated shorts

By Jessica Steinberg

Eyal Waldman, left, founder and CEO of Mellanox, and Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., at a press conference in Yokne'am, Israel, on March 25, 2019 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)

Nvidia, Mellanox get Chinese nod, paving way for $6.9 billion deal

By Shoshanna Solomon

Hartmut Fey, a German citizen of Lauterbach, gets his French baguettes at the German-French border using his fishing rod to avoid a penalty of 250 euros on April 18, 2020, in Carling, eastern France. (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP)

Kneading their fixGermans on French border go fishing to get their baguettes

By AFP

The Skinly team draws a garment prototype, January 8-9, 2020. (Courtesy)

Startups sprouted in Israeli design contest are now recruits in the COVID-19 war

In this October 10, 2019, photo, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, right, and Doug Hurley talk to the media in front of the Crew Dragon spacecraft at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

US to resume manned space launches next month after 9 years

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