Month March 2020
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Scientists have been pondering why in all countries affected by COVID-19, the mortality rate of men is significantly higher than that of women. In Italy, 70% of those who die from the virus are men, in… Continue Reading →
From a Baltimore resident to his children.
Millions of people worldwide will be unable to get health care if they fall ill with coronavirus because they have no nationality, potentially exacerbating the spread of the disease, human… Read more » The post Millions of ‘Invisible’ Stateless Could… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Italian officials asked Israeli health ministry officials to allow the mass usage of a clip regarding the ‘chain of infection’ which explains how COVID-19 can pass from people to surfaces and from them to other people.
The following is an ‘Ask The Chief’ question submitted to TLS, and the Chief’s response. Email your questions for the Chief to AskTheChief@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: I am positive for Covid-19, may I take a solitary drive in my car? The Chief’s… Continue Reading →
FRIDLEY,MINN.(VINnews) — Medtronics, a Minnesota-based medical equipment company, has decided to publicly share the design specifications of its patent-protected Puritan Bennett 560 (PB 560) ventilator amid a global shortage of the devices due to the coronavirus pandemic. The shortage is… Continue Reading →
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RAMAT GAN (VINnews) — Emergency staff at Ramat Gan’s Tel Hashomer (Sheba) hospital have been directed to isolate patients arriving from Chareidi towns even if they do not exhibit symptoms of coronavirus due to the high rates of infection in… Continue Reading →
Workers at Sheba Hospital, which has been at the center of coronavirus treatment in Israel, received notice that they are not to admit patients who live in chareidi population centers… Read more » The post Sheba Hospital: All Chareidim Are… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible. The public could get its first… Continue Reading →
It would be rather strange if President Trump were to decide that July 4th would, from now on, be celebrated on the day that it happened rather than date of the month that it happened. By the way, July 4th,… Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, a disinfection and cleaning procedure was carried out for the Kosel, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors from Israel and around the world. The thousands… Read more » The post Kosel Stones Disinfected, Kvittlach Removed… Continue Reading →
Iran said on Tuesday its natural gas exports to Turkey have stopped after an attack on a pipeline inside the neighboring country, an Iranian official told state media. “This morning,… Read more » The post Iran Says Natural Gas Exports… Continue Reading →
Following Interior Minister Aryeh Deri’s appointment as the “project manager” for the Israeli government’s battle to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the Chareidi community, a meeting was held on Monday, attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Deri, Health… Continue Reading →
Australia on Tuesday reported a sustained fall in the country’s rate of new coronavirus infections but officials and experts warned against complacency, stressing the need for further strict social distancing… Read more » The post Growth in Australia Coronavirus Cases… Continue Reading →
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Monday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. _______ AIR CARE: Britain’s health… Continue Reading →
Some British policemen might have gone a “little too far,” a minister said on Tuesday after warnings that some forces were turning Britain into a police state by abusing powers… Read more » The post U.K. Police Criticised for Overzealous… Continue Reading →
Even as the government tightened rules on quarantine and social distancing – with outdoor minyanim and gatherings of more than two people in a public space now banned – things… Read more » The post Top Health Official: Israel May… Continue Reading →
While many Israelis have been laid off from work because of the crisis, health jobs are going unfilled, and officials are taking as many steps as possible to increase staffing.… Read more » The post Health Worker Shortage Prompts Relaxation… Continue Reading →
As it eases its strict coronavirus curbs, China has urged authorities to pay more attention to asymptomatic cases, part of efforts to allay public fears that large numbers of infectious… Read more » The post China to Focus on Asymptomatic… Continue Reading →
Two women — 49 and 50 years old — died of the coronavirus on Tuesday morning, becoming the youngest people in Israel to succumb to the disease and raising the… Read more » The post Two Women Die of Coronavirus,… Continue Reading →