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A no trespassing sign is used to keep social distance guidelines at a vegetable shop in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 6, 2020 (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
October 19, 2020, 10:38 am
As world virus cases hit 40 million, nations target hotspots in bid to stay open
Governments hope smaller-scale shutdowns can work this time, in conjunction with testing and contact tracing, but some communities complain they are being singled out for blame
By Jennifer Peltz
Clalit Health Services workers take swab samples for preschool and daycare staff members at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site in the central city of Lod, October 16, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 17, 2020, 5:14 pm
Preschools, daycare staff undergo coronavirus testing ahead of Sunday reopening
Sites set up across country for teachers and assistants in effort to prevent fresh virus outbreaks, as national lockdown begins to ease
By TOI staff
People wearing face masks walk in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood in Jerusalem on October 14, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 14, 2020, 3:05 pm
Netanyahu, Edelstein heartened by lower virus rates amid lockdown
As closure extended until Sunday, Israeli leaders say a few more days are needed to establish that infections are indeed falling
By TOI staff
Illustrative. Israeli army technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a military lab in central Israel on July 15, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
October 14, 2020, 11:21 am
Changing course, IDF to let troops quarantine at home after massive outbreak
Parents of soldiers on Base 80, where over 100 people have contracted COVID-19, complain of unsanitary, unsafe conditions that allowed the disease to spread freely
By Judah Ari Gross
Shaare Zedek Medical team member wearing protective gear takes a swab to test for the coronavirus outside the coronavirus unit in Jerusalem on October 12, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 14, 2020, 9:31 am
Just 2,255 virus cases found Tuesday with positive test rate lowest since July
Daily tally nears 2,000 mark cited as threshold below which lockdown can start being eased; only 5.4% of tests positive, weeks after figure reached 15%
By TOI staff
A throat swab for a coronavirus test. (Galina Sandalova via iStock by Getty Images)
October 12, 2020, 8:50 pm
Slowest part of COVID tests ‘eliminated’ with Israeli single-molecule method
Nano team at the Technion says it can check molecules one by one, meaning labs won’t need to spend hours ‘amplifying’ samples to generate more material for analysis
By Nathan Jeffay
Medical staff at the coronavirus unit, in Ichilov hospital, Tel Aviv, May 4, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 12, 2020, 4:36 pm
Tel Aviv hospital: We can’t take any more COVID patients requiring special care
Ichilov tells Health Ministry other hospitals need to help pick up slack; medical center’s deputy director says ‘the struggle is not political’
By TOI staff
People walk past a billboard posted by the Health Ministry instructing people to wear face masks, in Jerusalem on October 11, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 12, 2020, 10:22 am
Positive virus tests hit lowest rate since August as outbreak appears to ebb
Figures show 3-week lockdown is working; 8 cities account for 40% of confirmed cases, 6 of them are home to major Haredi population centers
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, October 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 11, 2020, 9:04 pm
Trump insists he is free of virus, ready for campaign trail
US president’s doctor, still refusing to disclose whether boss has tested negative, says he is no longer a transmission risk
By Jonathan Lemire
In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 10, 2020, 4:38 pm
Trump still contagious? Experts say it’s impossible to know
As president restarts campaign events, medical officials say there is ‘chain of unknowns’ in assessing whether he is no longer a danger to his surroundings
By MARION RENAULT
Illustrative: In a video released by the Israel Defense Forces on July 29, 2020, soldiers man the phones at the IDF Home Front Command's headquarters during a visit by coronavirus czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu. (Screen capture: Israel Defense Forces)
October 9, 2020, 11:25 am
IDF contact tracing unit overwhelmed by recent outbreak — but improving
As coronavirus task force nears full operations, senior officer says it was recently forced to focus on only the latest cases, as daily totals far surpassed its capabilities
By Judah Ari Gross
A man wearing face mask rides his bicycle next to boats with face masks hanging on them during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, at Jaffa port near Tel Aviv, October 7, 2020. (Oded Balilty/AP)
October 8, 2020, 10:07 am
Positive virus test rate continues to drop as COVID spread appears to slow
Of the 46,350 checks done Wednesday, just 8.9% came back showing infection, matching a figure not seen for last three weeks; death toll rises to 1.846
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A Maccabi Healthcare Services worker holds a bagged coronavirus test at a testing booth in the central city of Ramle on October 5, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 7, 2020, 6:44 pm
5 volunteer medics nabbed over ‘pirate’ coronavirus testing scheme
Magen David Adom workers accused of falsifying negative results for some customers, including outbound passengers at Ben Gurion airport, netting tens of thousands of shekels
By TOI staff
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein is administered a fast coronavirus test during a demonstration at Sheba Medical Center on October 7, 2020 (Oded Karni/GPO)
October 7, 2020, 5:56 pm
Health minister cautions against quickly easing lockdown measures
Edelstein warns against gatherings on Simhat Torah, calling the holiday a ‘terrible danger’; says he’s heartened by drop in infections, aims for 100,00 tests a day by the winter
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu taking a 15-minute coronavirus test, October 6, 2020. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
October 6, 2020, 10:42 pm
Netanyahu stokes ‘cautious optimism’ as positive virus tests slide downward
Share of positive cases drops to 10.2%, which could be lowest figure seen since lockdown took effect; but deaths continue to mount, and millions said living in ‘red’ zones
By TOI staff
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