Coronavirus

20 stories about Coronavirus
ראש השנה מחסום משטרתי סגר

Israeli government orders full two-week lockdown amid escalating Covid-19 outbreak

24.09.20|CTech
Only essential factories and services will be able to continue operating during the closure. Outdoor prayer services and protests, two hot-button issues dominating the country these days, will be limited to groups of up to 20 people and can be held within only 1 kilometer from home
Edouard Cukierman chairman of Cukierman _alt Co Investment House

Israeli tech’s successful first half is an illusion, travel constraints will stifle the sector, warns investment banker

20.09.20|Allon Sinai
Edouard Cukierman isn't one to ring the alarm bells for no reason, but the current Covid-19 crisis in Israel and the belief by many people that Israeli tech is immune has got him deeply concerned
נתב"ג בימי קורונה

Forced to fly? Covid-19 transformed business trips from a dream into a nightmare

14.09.20|Sophie Shulman
Israeli tech companies are being accused of threatening to lay off employees who refused to travel due to health fears
סניף ביטוח לאומי 2018

Unemployment will rise due to planned holiday lockdown, Israeli government entities warn

13.09.20|Shahar Ilan
As the number of active cases of Covid-19 in Israel continues to rise, the government plans to vote on further limitations for the Jewish High Holidays that would see many businesses forced to shut down, again
קורונה מזרח ירושלים בית חולים אל מקאסד

Which Israeli startup raised $144 million under the radar and how has Covid-19 pushed climate change to the forefront?

08.09.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israel to establish a national laboratory to study Covid-19 and future life-threatening viruses
קורונה מעבדה של קופת חולים מכבי ב רחובות

Israel to establish a national laboratory to study Covid-19 and future life-threatening viruses

08.09.20|Udi Etzion
The new lab, based out of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, will enable researchers to study live samples of viruses and find ways to kill them
עבודה מרחוק קורונה משכ"ל

Which 10 jobs are going extinct due to tech innovation and who is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom?

07.09.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Covid-19 cutbacks? No one told the software industry, salaries see a boost despite the pandemic
רובוט קורונה יאסקווה

Yaskawa Israel’s Covid-19 testing robot installed in IDF lab

01.09.20|CTech
The robotic arm is capable of conducting around 2,800 tests a day and is meant to replace human testers
רוני גמזו שידור חי

Israeli government approves coronavirus czar’s traffic light model

31.08.20|Itamar Eichner, Ynet
According to the approved plan, Israeli towns and regions will be divided into four colored categories, according to the current severity of the outbreak in their territory
השכרת דירות AIRBNB פריז

Airbnb charging ahead with IPO despite disastrous timing

25.08.20|Viki Auslander
Airbnb was valued as high as $31 billion at its peak but arrives at the stock market having to deal with the challenge posed by coronavirus as well as the increased hostility and question marks around the Gig Economy
גדי מיודובניק נשיא ומנכ"ל נטפים ועידת יצוא

For us Covid-19 is more an opportunity than a crisis, says Netafim CEO

24.08.20|Avior Abou
Gabriel Miodownik, president and CEO of Israeli drip-irrigation company Netafim, spoke Sunday at Calcalist’s online conference on Israeli exports during the coronavirus era
עמדת הטענה  של רכב חשמלי טסלה 3

Tesla's launch in Israel to be pushed back amid local GM’s departure

20.08.20|Udi Etsion
Covid-19 travel restrictions believed to be among reasons behind delay due to inability to train mechanics overseas
סניף הדגל של macy's מייסי'ס בניו יורק

Who raised $40 million and are brick and mortar shops about to disappear?

11.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Israel is in a great position to capitalize on the rapid rise of medtech, says veteran investor
לירון רוז משקיע אנג'ל

The tables have turned, investors are back on top, says Israeli tech angel

05.08.20|Allon Sinai
With early-stage startups reeling due to the Covid-19 crisis, Liron Rose says investors can afford to be more selective in their search for the next big thing
שירותי אינטרנט

Survey: Digital banking and payments on the rise as Israelis flock online during pandemic

05.08.20|CTech
Around 80% of the 808 people surveyed said that they use digital banking services, with an additional 8% only beginning to do so since the arrival of Covid-19
רובוט מתעמל אטלס בוסטון דיינמיקס 1

Who raised $75 million and are robots really coming for your job?

04.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Better SAFE than sorry? New investing mechanism is taking Israeli startups by storm
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How Covid-19 is revolutionizing the workplace and pushing innovation forward

04.08.20|Ornit Shinar
In many ways, Covid-19 has been a positive engine for innovation and change as entire industries were forced to re-evaluate what they have in place and how they could do better
הדמיית רכב אוטונומי

Covid-19 puts autonomous vehicle vision on hold

04.08.20|Tomer Hadar
The outbreak of coronavirus has caused most big car manufacturers to desert autonomous vehicle projects, a decision that will postpone the realization of the vision for at least several years
Rise.AI Team צוות

Israeli startup Rise.ai partners with Google to help businesses offer digital gift cards

03.08.20|James Spiro
Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, small businesses without an e-commerce presence were twice as likely to close operations
קורונה וייטנאם מדידת חום ב דה נאנג בעקבות התפרצות של קורונה

Who wants to raise $125 million on Nasdaq and which company will win the Covid-19 vaccine race?

02.08.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Trade attaché to Shenzhen urges Israeli tech companies to be part of China’s own Silicon Valley