While seriously ill patients currently number 871, COVID czar told number will climb passed peak of 1,200 seen during previous wave, that hospitals running out of beds as well

Law allows for more supervision by MKs over decisions, requires government to differentiate between emergency and 'special health situation' when placing restrictions

Variant found in at least 40 countries has particular genetic traits making it harder to detect, with some scientists worried
it could also be more contagious than Omicron

Children forced to quarantine multiple times were more likely to exhibit violence toward friends and family and outbursts of anger, according to National Council for the Child

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says he's 'truly and deeply sorry' for saying at Washington event that people were more free under Hitler's regime than today

Commissioner says investigators looking at 'a number of events' over past two years, as reports surface of rule-breaking birthday party for PM in 2020

Eran Segal says medications, vaccines, natural immunity will help wipe out the coronavirus, 'at least as the pandemic we have come to know in the past 2 years'

Virus cases have passed half a million and are about to peak, but all indications are that the number of seriously ill patients is small enough to avoid health system crisis

Eran Segal warns of tough days ahead, as new serious rise even when total infections fall; minister, deputy minister test positive

Epidemiologist estimates serious infections to reach 1,000 but new cases will start to decline this week; schools may face teacher shortage due to quarantine rule change