Coronavirus

20 stories about Coronavirus
צוות מיי הייריטג'

MyHeritage Donates 66,000 Swabs to Israel to Assist in the Battle Against Covid-19

23.03.20|Meir Orbach
The swabs were brought in from MyHeritage’s supplier in North Carolina and the company estimates its donation to be worth about $10 million in lost revenues
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

The Majority of Israel’s Newly Unemployed: Women, People Under 35

23.03.20|Shahar Ilan
Nearly 600,000 Israelis have signed up for unemployment since the beginning of the month
משרדי אינטל פתח תקווה

Intel to Donate Coronavirus Testing System to Israeli Hospital

23.03.20|Adi Pick
The $320,000 automated system can extract RNA from respiratory samples taken from people suspected of contracting the virus
בדיקות חום בכניסה למשכן ה כנסת

Knesset to Vote on Establishment of Four Committees Under Heavy Restrictions

23.03.20|Tofi Stoler
Monday’s voting and speeches will occur in rounds of six Knesset members allowed to enter the hall at a time
סניף מקדונלדס ב סינמה סיטי ב ראשון לציון

McDonald's Shuts Down Israeli Operations, Except to Feed First Responders

23.03.20|Orna Yefet and Adi Pick
The company currently operates 195 locations throughout Israel, 50 of which are Kosher
קורונה ירושלים קניות בשעת חירום

Israeli Health Ministry Launches Voluntary Covid-19 Tracking App

23.03.20|Raphael Kahan
The app uses the phones’ location history and cross-references it with data from the epidemiological investigations of existing cases to determine if close contact was made
בית חולים שדה לטיפול ב חולי קורונה ב איטליה

The Israeli Inventions That Lessen The Healthcare System’s Burden

23.03.20|Hagar Ravet
Israeli innovation has been enlisted in the battle against Covid-19. Here are six technological inventions helping health personnel in their fight against the pandemic
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New Startup Nation Central Directory Shows Israeli Companies That Can Help Fight Covid-19

23.03.20|Elihay Vidal
The directory is divided into five sub-sectors: remote monitoring, diagnostics and decision support, protection and prevention, social and mental aspects, and treatment
כיתוב סגר קורונה ב תל אביב רחוב בוגרשוב 21.3.20

With 1,238 Covid-19 Cases, Netanyahu to Discuss Tightening Restrictions

23.03.20|CTech
Current restrictions limit contact to nuclear families or households and ask people to only venture outside for essential work, a supply run, or solitary exercise
חבילות אמזון חבילה קניות און ליין 3

Israelis Suffer Yet Another Covid-19 Blow as Amazon Cancels Free Shipping Policy

22.03.20|Meirav Crystal
Amazon introduced free delivery to Israel in November in what appeared to be a temporary promotion celebrating the launch of the company’s Hebrew website
חדר בידוד קורונה ב בית החולים שיבא

Israeli Hospitals Video-Surveil Covid-19 Patients Around the Clock

22.03.20|Tomer Ganon and Anat Roeh
Of the 274 hospitalized coronavirus patients in Israel, only 34 are considered in serious or critical condition, which means nearly 90% of hospitalized cases may be under constant surveillance without medical cause
אמבולנס צוות מדא מד"א חולה חולים נשאים וירוס קורונה

Flattening the Curve Won't Cover Up for Crooked Health Systems

22.03.20|Elihay Vidal
Decades of neglect, corruption, and cynical meddling by pharma companies have turned the world's health services into money-grabbing operations. Today it is clear that the taxes, insurance, and premiums for which we all paid over the years has evaporated into thin air
אהוד דוידסון פרופסור מנהל מרכז רפואי סורוקה

Coronavirus Will Stay in Israel for at Least Three Months, Says HMO Head

22.03.20|Adrian Filut
According to Ehud Davidson, head of Israeli HMO Clalit, his organization has enough protective gear to cover all relevant personnel, and eight labs capable of running 1,200 tests a day
אורי בטש

Israel's Health Ministry Starts Remote Management Pilot for Home-Quarantined Covid-19 Cases

22.03.20|Hagar Ravet
A system purchased from Tel Aviv-based Datos Health will enable caregivers to monitor mild cases remotely, reducing strain on the healthcare system
מכונת הנשמה חברת אינווטק משרד הביטחון רוכש

Portable Medical Device Developer Inovytec to Provide Israeli Defense Ministry with 1,000 Respiratory Machines

22.03.20|Udi Etsion
As coronavirus spreads in Israel, the country's defense industries are called on to assist in the blitz-manufacturing of respiratory machines
קורונה ירושלים קניות בשעת חירום

Israeli Ministry of Health Partners With GlobeKeeper for Voluntary Civilian Monitoring App

22.03.20|Meir Orbach
On Thursday, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled against emergency regulations letting the police and Shin Bet obtain information on coronavirus patients without a warrant
מיון חדש קורונה שיבא תל השומר 2

An Israeli Hospital Set Up a Covid-19 Emergency Care Ward in 72 Hours

22.03.20|Amir Kurtz
Tel Aviv-area hospital Sheba Medical Center is preparing for the next stage of the outbreak, when many serious cases will require treatment with ventilators, and set up 45 beds in an isolated underground facility
בדיקת קורונה תל אביב

Israel Reports 945 Covid-19 Cases, First Coronavirus Death

22.03.20|CTech
The country saw its first death on Friday, an 88-year-old man with pre-existing conditions. As the number of coronavirus cases in the country increase, so does unemployment
אזל המלאי נייר טואלט בהלת קורונה סופר ייוחננוף כפר סבא

Do Not Delay, Get Your Bidet Today

20.03.20|Sophie Shulman
With Covid-19 spreading across the globe, toilet paper is in higher demand than ever. As technological advancements change all aspects of everyday life, why is humanity still so loyal to TP?
קונים ב שוק בעידן ה קורונה

The Coronavirus Crisis Can Push Technology Forward

20.03.20| Dov Greenbaum
Emerging technologies, such as remote healthcare, bidets, and distant learning, which have been languishing for years for lack of strong impetuses to push for their adoption are now seeing a strong resurgence