Coronavirus

20 stories about Coronavirus
בדיקת קורונה תל אביב

Speech Analysis Startup Cordio Medical to Test Speech-Based Coronavirus Diagnostic Technology

01.04.20|Adi Pick
The trials will test the company’s technology’s ability to identify deterioration in the patient’s condition by analyzing the patient’s speech
איל וולדמן מנכ"ל ומייסד מלאנוקס

Israel Will Overcome Covid-19 Crisis by June, Says Mellanox CEO

01.04.20|Naomi Zoref
Eyal Waldman, CEO of Israeli chipmaker Mellanox, is optimistic Israeli ingenuity will help it recover from the financial crisis caused by coronavirus
בית חולים שיבא תל השומר התמודדות עם נגיף הקורונה

Israel Aerospace Industries Starts Manufacturing Ventilators

01.04.20|Udi Etsion and Adi Pick
According to Israeli’s Ministry of Health, the country currently has only 2,173 ventilators in stock, 28 of which are faulty
קורונה ירושלים 26.3.20

More Than 1 Million Israelis Are Now Unemployed

01.04.20|Adi Pick
The unemployment rate in Israel, surpassed 24%, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 5,591
צוות מיי הייריטג'

Israel’s Ministry of Health Shelves MyHeritage’s Covid-19 Testing Lab

01.04.20|Meir Orbach
On Sunday, Calcalist reported that the company was hiring 150 people to work at the lab, that was meant to help Boost Israel’s diagnosis efforts by 10,000-20,000 a day
פרופ' אורי אלון

Can a Two-Day Workweek Eradicate Coronavirus?

01.04.20|Amir Kurtz
Researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute developed a model that demonstrates that a weekly cycle of two workdays and five lockdown days can minimize infection rate while maintaining economic activity
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

Israel Is Tanking its Economy to Save a Few Hundred People, Finance Ministry Officials Say

31.03.20|Adrian Filut
The Israeli finance ministry estimates the difference between a partial and full lockdown at tens of billions of shekels. To the health ministry, that is the difference between containment and a collapse of the country’s healthcare system—and the many deaths that would follow
בדיקת קורונה תל אביב

To Lift the Lockdown, Israel Needs 30,000 Covid-19 Tests a Day, Says Health Exec

31.03.20|Adrian Filut
Sigal Regev-Rozenberg, CEO of Israel’s third largest health maintenance organization Meuhedet, says that even though the main focus is on hospitals, community medicine is taking the brunt of the coronavirus crisis
קורונה ירושלים קניות בשעת חירום

In Israel, Soldiers to Patrol the Streets in Effort to Enforce Covid-19 Regulations

31.03.20|CTech
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel reached 4,831 on Tuesday morning; gatherings in a public sphere no longer allowed
תא"ל ד"ר דני גולד ראש מנהלת המחקר והפיתוח במשרד הביטחון

Israel's Tech Dream Team Is Closing In on Coronavirus Breakthroughs

31.03.20|Udi Etsion
Daniel Gold, head of the country's national emergency team, thinks his cross-industry team of experts can rise to the challenge of Covid-19
זיהוי פנים ריגול מעקב פרטיות

Face Recognition Startup AnyVision Places Dozens of Employees on Unpaid Leave, Report Says

31.03.20|Meir Orbach
Video surveillance news website IPVM reported earlier this month that AnyVision attributed the decision to the Covid-19 crisis. Microsoft’s investment arm M12 announced Friday it is divesting its stake in the Israeli company
קורקינטיים קורקינטיים קורקינטים קורקינט חשמלקורקינט חשמלי שיתופיים של בירד ב שדרות רוטשילד תל אביב

Coronavirus Threatens Shared E-Scooter Companies

31.03.20|Sophie Shulman
Self-quarantine and lockdowns have reduced use of shared e-scooters. Bird let hundreds of employees go while Lime is looking to raise funding at a valuation of only $400 million. Will e-scooters vanish from our streets as quickly as they arrived?
שער קיבוץ רמות מנשה

Amid Coronavirus Scare, Israel's Kibbutzim Close Their Gates

30.03.20|Amir Kurtz and Tomer Ganon
Israel’s cooperative agriculture communities are barring entry by non-residents in an attempt to keep out Covid-19
קורונה בדיקת קורונה בדרייב אין תל אביב 21.3.20

Israel Greenlights Coronavirus Blocking Sticker Pilot

30.03.20|Meir Orbach
The 3D-printed sticker, developed at Israeli research university Technion, is made up of nanometric fibers coated with disinfectants and is meant to enhance the containment of nanoparticles and effectively neutralizes viruses as they touch the mask
זוהר לבקוביץ’ שותף מייסד ומנכל חברת הסטארט־אפ L1GHT

For the Corona-Besieged Tech Industry, Cash Is King

30.03.20|Sophie Shulman
With private money drying up, wage reductions, and layoffs, Isaeli startups are suddenly on the defensive. People in the industry are talking about possible mergers and acquisitions, and the local unicorns are waiting on the sidelines for prices to go down
עבודה מהבית וידאו

From Team Management to Company App Development: 6 Startups That Make Working From Home Easier

30.03.20|Adi Pick
As living rooms across the world become makeshift offices, these Israeli startups can give your remote work processes the boost they need
גיא בלוך ועידת הכלכלה והתעשיה 2020

Due to Pandemic, Bringg Offers Shipping Management Software to Small Business For Free

30.03.20|Meir Orbach
Bringg develops an Uber-like management software for third-party delivery suppliers and counts Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Walmart among its clients
אמבולנס מכניס חולה קורונה לבית החולים וולפסון

Israeli Government to Send Daily Coronavirus-Detection Questionnaire

30.03.20|Ynet News, Adi Pick
The Health Ministry intends to use the questionnaire to learn which areas are experiencing an increase in the symptoms associated with Covid-19 and gain insight into the spread of the disease
בעקבות בהלת קורונה מדפים ריקים תורים ועומסים כבדים ב סופר טיב טעם רמת החייל 1

Israel Shelves Plans to Tests Supermarket Shoppers for Covid-19

30.03.20| Navit Zomer
The pilot was intended to be conducted voluntarily and, should it prove successful, be expanded to additional stores
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מדגים שימוש בטישו ב מסיבת עיתונאים של משרד הבריאות בעקבות התפרצות קורונה

Israeli Prime Minister Could Be Exposed to Covid-19 After Adviser Tests Positive for Disease

30.03.20|Shahar Ilan and Adrian Filut
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel reached 4,347 on Monday morning; unemployment rate in the country at 22.7%