Those in nursing homes are under lockdown and at risk of contagion, while those at home pass the time as best they can cut off from family, friends and activities

More people die from the flu than will from COVID-19, says Leonid Eidelman, and exacerbating damage to economy will ultimately hurt already dismal state of Israel's health system

Palestinians who work in Israel have until Friday to decide whether to stay home or remain in Israel for 1-2 months

Confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 18,000 across region, with more than 1,000 deaths recorded in 7 countries, most of them in Iran

Public security minister says preferable to take tough measures for a short time in order to defeat the coronavirus quickly and prevent deaths

Avi Simhon estimates coronavirus crisis could cost economy more than NIS 50 billion but says it will quickly bounce back

Rabbi David Stav calls on his congregations to pray alone; Eliezer Melamed also says staying home preferable, but chief rabbi insists orders haven't changed

After study suggests popular anti-inflammatory drug could worsen symptoms, experts recommend using paracetamol instead until more research is done

Orders to 'stay home' or risk getting sick and/or infecting others mark change from past approach, which played on altruism and aimed at psychological feel-good factor, expert says

Suspect accused of going out on 3 occasions in as many days; over 80 others under investigation; 12 probed for spreading fake news about pandemic