Four patients in serious condition, 11 moderate, and 284 have only light symptoms; five people have recovered from COVID-19; sixth member of the armed forces diagnosed

Israeli leader is a career official in a country used to dealing with crises, often through national effort; US leader is businessman used to being listened to and getting his way

Emergency measure okayed unanimously in late night phone vote; PM says order to snoop on citizens with advanced technology will be in effect for 30 days

Trump acknowledges pandemic may send the US economy into a recession, suggests nation may be dealing with the coronavirus until 'July or August'

Situation where government orders ever-increasing restrictions on public life to curb virus could have been avoided, says Shoresh Institution chief

Less than one-third of cases display both fever and respiratory symptoms, Health Ministry data shows; 98 of sick contracted disease in Israel; 21 recently returned from Spain

Former Health Ministry director says 2 firms refusing to supply solution needed to preserve swabs as they're moved to labs, threatens to name and shame

Fatalities from COVID-19 have doubled since last week; 27,980 now confirmed infected, up from 15,113 four days ago

Wolfson Medical Center says Israeli who returned from Austria and was diagnosed burst through doors before being stopped

PM says order to snoop on citizens with advanced technology will be in effect for 30 days; says he hopes lockdown won't be necessary, though localized closures possible