KIRKLAND,WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A new symptom of the coronavirus has emerged which could aid in identifying patients with the contagious disease.  Nurse Chelsey Earnest is a life care worker who was called in to help at the Life Care Center in Kirkland,Washington which has been hardest hit by COVID-19, with 36 patients and one visitor […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stuck with his contention that concern about the new coronavirus is overblown, and accused Brazilian media of trying to stoke nationwide hysteria. Bolsonaro said in a nationally televised address that the media had seized on the death toll in Italy, which he said is suffering […]

AMSTERDAM (JTA-CNAAN LIPHSHIZ ) — Our Sunday in the park with the kids felt so normal that it was eerie. My wife, children and I were among hundreds of people enjoying the first sunny day of spring at the Amsterdam Woods, a large patch of man-made forest in the Dutch capital’s south. There were new […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t calling the new coronavirus the “Chinese virus” anymore. Trump had insisted on pointing out the virus’ Chinese origin in appearances over the past few weeks. Asians have said the term is offensive and has put them at risk. Trump didn’t use the term during an hour-long appearance Tuesday on […]

MOSCOW (JTA) — The congregation of a Moscow synagogue has been placed under quarantine after one of its rabbis contracted the coronavirus. Rabbi Gershon Lisus, 36, is in the hospital in stable but serious condition. He attended several communal events at the Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue, including a Purim party on March 8, the news site […]

TOKYO (AP) — This summer’s Tokyo Olympics fell victim to the coronavirus crisis Tuesday as the death toll mounted rapidly in Europe and the United States, while U.S. lawmakers closed in on a nearly $2 trillion deal to blunt the outbreak’s economic damage. Around the globe, India, with a population of 1.3 billion, ordered the […]

LONDON (JTA) — Why will this Passover be different from all others? This year, the London Beth Din, or religious court, has created a list of permissible products not made under special supervision for Passover due to difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. The Kashrut Division of the court developed the list, titled “Product guidelines […]

WASHINGTON (JNS) — Iranian officials have stolen more than $1 billion in European assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic, instead pocketing the funds for themselves, alleges U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Iran has the sixth-most confirmed coronavirus cases with 23,049, and the highest number of cases in the Middle East. At least 1,812 people […]

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “enough is enough. Go home and stay home.” Trudeau says staying at home is a duty and the government will enforce it if necessary. Trudeau says he would rather not enforce it but says those who are not doing their part are putting at risk everyone else […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Three members of an Orthodox community in Buenos Aires were arrested for operating a mikvah, or ritual Jewish bath, after Argentina ordered all synagogues closed last Friday as part of a strict crackdown on gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The city’s lead prosecutor, Juan Bautista Mahiques, confirmed […]