Coronavirus panic hits Israel

The Israeli health system is on the alert and worried about the possibility of the virus spreading in Israel. The Land Of Israel Network, 25/02/20 23:41 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GbfaWZBTt0?autohide=1&rel=0] On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh discusses the fears of coronavirus reaching Israel’s shores as South Korean tourists who tested positive for the virus recently […]

Carnival float in Spain features Nazi uniforms and trains with crematoria

Israeli embassy lashes ‘vile and repugnant’ procession in Campo de Criptana for ‘making fun of the murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis’ By Cnaan Liphshiz 25 February 2020, 10:22 pm 1 JTA — At a carnival procession in Spain, participants dressed like Nazis and Jewish concentration camp prisoners while dancing next to a […]

Coronavirus in the Middle East – LIVE UPDATES

Updated: 26 minutes ago * This live blog is being updated daily as best we can. Seth J. Frantzman and other members of are staff are contributing, including sources from the region. We have researchers in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. For details or interviews email: mecra@mideastcenter.org. Feb 21: Total cases COVID-19 coronavirus worldwide: More than […]

EXCLUSIVE: UNDERGROUND CHURCH PLEADS FOR PRAYER AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS IN IRAN

People walking in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar wear protective masks to prevent contracting the virus (Credit: Nazanin Tabatabaee, WANA via Reuters) For the third time in the past six months, Iranians are taking to the streets as news of a coronavirus outbreak was reported in the world press. What had previously been acknowledged by the regime […]

Iran’s government and media lied about coronavirus outbreak, riots erupt

“Even the hospital medical staff, some of whom are infected with the coronavirus, are terrified.” SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 23, 2020 10:37 Iranians are scared and angry. Their government has been lying to them and their media was instructed not to report on the coronavirus outbreak as it rapidly spread from the religious city of […]

Netanyahu calls emergency coronavirus meeting, says better to overprepare

  Netanyahu calls emergency coronavirus meeting, says better to overprepare February 23, 2020 Netanyahu convenes discussion on the Coronavirus (GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom) GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom Netanyahu calls emergency coronavirus meeting, says better to overprepare Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/netanyahu-calls-emergency-coronavirus-meeting-says-better-to-overprepare/ Email Print Netanyahu called the special meeting to discuss ongoing strategy in combating the contagion.  By World Israel News […]

Italy coronavirus cases surpass 100 as towns put on lockdown

Italian PM announces 11 towns in north would be placed under quarantine amid two deaths from virus The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to over 100, the president of the Lombardy region said on Sunday, as northern towns struggle to contain rising infections. “More than 100 cases” have now been reported throughout […]

Health Ministry briefly signals Israel could close borders over coronavirus

Ministry erases warning shortly after posting it; Seoul protests Israeli decision to turn plane back after landing at Ben-Gurion airport TOI staffToday, 6:45 am The Health Ministry said Saturday that Israel would likely soon close its borders to non-citizens amid fears of an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but later appeared to backtrack. At the […]

Iranian cleric blames Trump for coronavirus outbreak in Qom

Saeedi claimed that the coronavirus outbreak was Trump’s way of fulfilling his promise to hit Iranian cultural sites if the Islamic Republic took revenge for the killing of Soleimani. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 23, 2020 04:14 The Friday Prayer Imam of the religious city of Qom, which has been struck with a coronavirus outbreak […]

Iran Cleric Blames Trump For Coronavirus Outbreak In Religious City

The Friday Prayer Imam of the religious city of Qom, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak in Iran, told his congregation Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump targeted the city with coronavirus “to damage its culture and honor”. Most of the coronavirus cases in Iran include people living in Qom and those who have visited the […]

Iran’s government and media lied about coronavirus outbreak, riots erupt

“Even the hospital medical staff, some of whom are infected with the coronavirus, are terrified.” SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 23, 2020 00:49 Iranians are scared and angry. Their government has been lying to them and their media was instructed not to report on the coronavirus outbreak as it rapidly spread from the religious city of […]

Coronavirus could survive on surfaces for nine days, researchers find

Treating surfaces including metal, glass and plastic with either an alcohol-based disinfectant or bleach will kill the virus within a minute, they added. By DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS FEBRUARY 22, 2020 21:06 Coronavirus may be able to survive on inanimate surfaces for as long as nine days, potentially increasing the risk of spread if not treated […]

Likelihood of Israeli infected with coronavirus has ‘risen significantly’

Following time spent in proximity to the infected tourists, the Education Ministry instructed a group of 30 school pupils and two teachers to remain in self-quarantine until February 27. By EYTAN HALON FEBRUARY 22, 2020 20:51 Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an […]

Russia-linked disinformation campaign fueling coronavirus alarm, US says

State Department officials say social media accounts tied to Moscow are promoting conspiracy theories that Washington is behind COVID-19 outbreak By Shaun Tandon and Arthur Macmillan Today, 5:13 pm   WASHINGTON (AFP) — Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to […]