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Officials in protective suits prepare near the cruise ship Diamond Princess anchored at Yokohama Port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, February 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
February 28, 2020, 11:48 pm
Israelis held in Japan with virus taught their doctor Hebrew
‘I’m on your side. I hope that you’ll be okay soon. I want to help you,’ doctor wrote in Hebrew-language letter to Israeli couple
By ToI Staff
An embassy vehicle waits for Israeli passengers to leave the Diamond Princess cruise ship where they spent two weeks in quarantine due to an outbreak of the coronavirus on board, February 20, 2020. (Israeli Embassy Tokyo)
February 27, 2020, 9:47 am
3 more Israelis recover from coronavirus after infection on cruise ship
One patient set to be discharged from Israeli hospital, 2 slated to return from Japan; woman being treated in Ramat Gan is only Israeli in country still sick
By ToI Staff
Rachel Biton is released from a Japanese medical facility after testing negative for coronavirus, February 25, 2020 (Screen grab/Channel 12 news)
February 25, 2020, 2:34 pm
Israeli woman who caught coronavirus on Japan cruise recovers, leaves hospital
Rachel Biton will fly back to Israel from Japan tomorrow and will be tested again before she is released, reports say
By ToI Staff
Israelis who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off Japan are seen on a plane bringing them to Israel, February 20, 2020. (Israeli Embassy in Japan)
February 23, 2020, 10:56 pm
Israel confirms second coronavirus case among former cruise passengers
Patient isolated at Sheba Medical Center; ministry says he contracted virus while abroad
By ToI Staff
Passengers speak on balconies of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, February 20, 2020. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
February 20, 2020, 7:47 am
2 elderly cruise ship passengers die of virus as 4th Israeli confirmed infected
Japan health ministry officials says the deceased had existing chronic diseases before they caught coronavirus; Israeli to be taken to Japanese hospital for isolation and treatment
By AP and ToI Staff
People cover their faces at Ben Gurion International Airport amid coronavirus fears, February 2, 2020. (Avshalom Shoshani/Flash90)
February 20, 2020, 1:26 am
Israel said planning for coronavirus with isolation units, tourist site closures
Health Ministry reportedly could commandeer entire hospitals in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv if virus spreads, impose restrictions on large gatherings of people
By ToI Staff and AP
This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a man wearing a protective face mask riding a bicycle in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. ( STR / AFP)
February 19, 2020, 8:35 pm
Israel helps its nationals in China leave coronavirus epicenter Hubei
One man gets permit to board plane for Kyiv, where he will be quarantined for 14 days; embassy also working to evacuate another citizen stranded in the Wuhan region
By ToI Staff and AP
A passenger (L) disembarks from the Diamond Princess cruise ship - in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus - at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on February 19, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
February 19, 2020, 8:55 am
First 2 Israelis get off coronavirus ship, others to remain until Thursday
Edna and Henry Ben Shabbat are among the first to leave Diamond Princess, say they’re feeling well but will be worried for remaining 10 Israelis
By ToI Staff and AP
The quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess anchored at the Yokohama Port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, February 18, 2020. (Koji Sasahara/AP)
February 18, 2020, 12:09 pm
Israelis on quarantined coronavirus cruise ship to return Thursday
Foreign Ministry says arrangements have been made to whisk passengers off vessel and straight onto jet for flight to Israel; anyone found to be infected will have to remain
By ToI Staff and Agencies
An Israeli flag can be seen in one of the portholes (left) of Diamond Princess cruise ship, where three Israelis have been diagnosed with coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 16, 2020 (Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)
February 17, 2020, 1:44 pm
Israel prepares to evacuate nationals from quarantined cruise ship
3 Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus to remain in hospital in Japan; returning Israelis will be quarantined at Sheba Medical Center
By ToI Staff
Jews pray at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 16, 2020. Jewish faithful held a prayer session in search of divine intervention to help stave off the coronavirus in China. Poster in Hebrew and Chinese says, 'The People of Israel pray for China.' (Ariel Schalit/AP)
February 16, 2020, 10:27 pm
Mass prayer held at Western Wall amid coronavirus crisis
Nearly a thousand people participate in event, including dozens of Chinese citizens, family members of Israelis quarantined on cruise ship
By ToI Staff
US passenger wave to reporters as they leave the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port, next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at on February 17, 2020. (Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)
February 16, 2020, 9:43 pm
Third Israeli contracts coronavirus on cruise ship off Japan
Health Ministry working to extract remaining Israelis from Diamond Princess; Jerusalem chief rabbi to enter self-quarantine after Singapore visit, as Israel toughens rules
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A woman wears face mask at the arrival hall of the Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, January 30, 2020.(Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 16, 2020, 6:31 pm
Travelers from Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau ordered to self-quarantine
Health Ministry expands directives to contain outbreak; El Al reduces flights to Bangkok
By ToI Staff
A bus carrying US citizens leaves the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port, next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with people quarantined on board due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, February 17, 2020. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)
February 16, 2020, 2:20 pm
Third Israeli on quarantined cruise ship tests positive for coronavirus
Passenger taken off Diamond Princess, which is anchored off Japan, following diagnosis; Foreign Ministry officials reportedly critical of new self-quarantine guidelines
By ToI Staff
Tens of thousands pray for forgivness (Selichot), at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on early on September 27, 2019. (Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)
February 16, 2020, 12:52 pm
Rabbis call for mass Western Wall prayer for coronavirus patients
‘The job of the Jewish people is to pray for the good of the entire world,’ says Safed chief rabbi, as overall death toll from China’s epidemic jumps to 1,665
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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