Peer-reviewed Israeli research likely to be widely noted worldwide as health authorities debate whether to administer 4th doses to the general population

Health Ministry figures show R number hits 0.92, as it continues steady climb towards 1; daily caseload up to 6,738, death toll reaches 10,405

Government decides to maintain cautious approach as Passover approaches, while not announcing any new restrictions after Bennett, Horowitz huddle with health experts

Carrie Keller-Lynn on the ground in Ukraine; Ricky Ben-David on what's at stake with Israel's oligarchs; Nathan Jeffay on a new coronavirus variant and cigarettes for kids on Purim

Variant, which combines Omicron's dominant subvariant BA.1 with newer BA.2, diagnosed at Ben Gurion Airport in 2 returning passengers, but is believed to have originated in Israel

Kamala Harris tests negative for the virus but is forced to curtail her schedule, opting out of event with President Biden

Meeting called for Wednesday comes as China reports record cases since start of pandemic and amid recent uptick in transmission rate in Israel

New strain challenges country's zero-tolerance virus strategy as 'different districts adopt different policies'; Hong Kong leader unsure if public 'would accept further measures'

Two weeks after most restrictions lifted, coronavirus czar Salman Zarka said to be worried that trend of declining cases will reverse ahead of Purim, Passover

Official says CDC is developing a 'revised policy framework' for when face coverings should be required on transit systems, but requirement to stay until at least mid-April