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January 16, 2021, 11:44 pm
Blue and White, Haredi parties said to oppose extending lockdown beyond Thursday
Cabinet to meet later this week to decide how to proceed, as Health Ministry pushes to keep restrictions in place; 44 new fatalities reported over weekend
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TOI staff
January 15, 2021, 9:53 pm
Top official: Israel in ‘final stages’ of COVID, showing world an exit strategy
Ex-virus czar says with a quarter of population having received 1st shot, country seeing clear evidence vaccine is working; number of seriously ill over 60 drops sharply
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TOI staff
January 7, 2021, 11:12 pm
Unveiling deal, Netanyahu promises enough vaccines to beat COVID by end of March
With Pfizer to ship millions of doses from Sunday, Israel will be first in world out of pandemic, PM says; will share data with firm, acting as ‘model country’ for global strategy
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TOI staff
January 5, 2021, 1:11 am
Health minister halts vaccine supply to Tel Aviv hospital that injected teachers
Yuli Edelstein fumes after Ichilov vaccinates thousands of teaching staff, many below 60 and not in risk groups; hospital chief says rules were followed, didn’t want to waste doses
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TOI staff
January 2, 2021, 7:09 pm
Often spurned by cabinet that hired him, ex-virus czar lashes COVID leadership
Channel 12’s ‘Uvda’ followed Ronni Gamzu as he fought to build coherent national virus policy. He now says Israel’s politicians are ‘cowards’ who often chose optics over substance
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TOI staff
December 23, 2020, 11:40 pm
Health Ministry’s epidemiological chief resigns, claims IDF tracing a failure
Liora Valinsky says army operation to cut chain of infection is weak, unprofessional, ineffective and sending thousands into quarantine for no good reason
By
Stuart Winer
December 20, 2020, 3:47 pm
Minister slams public figures under 60 ‘cutting in line’ to get COVID-19 vaccine
Ze’ev Elkin says he’s uneasy that mayors, ministers, MKs and chief rabbi are getting the shot before at-risk populations; Rivlin, 81, gets inoculation, vouches for its safety
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TOI staff
December 20, 2020, 6:10 am
Israel kicks off mass coronavirus vaccine drive to stamp out COVID-19 pandemic
Health workers start receiving the shot; president, IDF chief of staff among first to get inoculated; from Monday, Israelis over 60 can get vaccinated
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TOI staff
December 4, 2020, 10:33 pm
‘Professionals Party’ of technocrats said poised for run in next election
But two of main candidates in yet-to-be formed faction flatly deny unsourced TV report, which claims party would take away seats from Bennett and be willing to sit with Netanyahu
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TOI staff
November 25, 2020, 1:24 pm
Virus crisis will be over by next year, says ex-COVID-19 czar, citing vaccines
Ronni Gamzu expects massive production in various countries will produce enough immunization units during first half of 2021
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TOI staff
November 12, 2020, 7:52 pm
Health minister: Israel to sign deal Friday to buy Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
Edelstein says enough doses will be bought to immunize 4 million people; delivery to begin in January and continue throughout 2021
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TOI staff
November 12, 2020, 4:06 pm
Ending his tenure, virus czar says politicians hamstrung his efforts
At handover ceremony, Gamzu says Israel’s needs as it fights the coronavirus have been ill served by leaders’ politicking
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TOI staff
November 12, 2020, 6:42 am
As infection rises among Arab Israelis, Defense Ministry bans entry to PA areas
Israeli health officials have blamed Arab Israelis entering Palestinian Authority areas for spread of contagion; nearly 40% of active infections in Israel now in Arab sector
By
Aaron Boxerman
November 8, 2020, 3:46 pm
Street shops reopen after long closure, but some businesses succumb to virus
‘The two lockdowns completely finished us,’ says one store owner forced to close down due to pandemic restrictions; those who do reopen say they feel they’ve been let out of jail
By
TOI staff
November 7, 2020, 5:58 pm
Virus czar says he would have liked to force Israelis to get tested
But Ronni Gamzu adds law does not allow forced medical examinations or treatment; on tour in Arab town, warns community must do more to curb infections
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TOI staff
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