Guidance Will Not Change On Face Masks, COVID-19 Cases Predicted To Peak In US: CDC Director Walensky
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that the agency’s guidance on face masks would not change. “[The] CDC continues to recommend that any mask is better than no mask and we do encourage all Americans to wear a well-fitting mask to protect themselves and prevent the spread of COVID-19. And, the […]
Israeli Government Offices Closed Due to Omicron
As Omicron continues to sweep through Israel, numerous government offices are closed or are set to be closing. Bituach Leumi will have no in-person reception beginning tomorrow, January 13. This will be especially difficult for non-Israelis who may have difficulty accessing their online or phone Bituach Leumi account. There is currently no expected date for reopening. […]
Pfizer Plans To Manufacture Up To 100 Million Doses Of Omicron-Specific Vaccine By Spring
Pfizer is racing ahead with plans to manufacture 50 million to 100 million doses of a new omicron-specific version of its coronavirus vaccine, a reflection of rising concerns that current vaccine formulations may need to be tweaked for the new threat. Pfizer also is testing hybrid combinations of vaccine to target multiple coronavirus forms, as […]
Israeli PM Bennett Will Not Impose Lockdown As Covid Cases Rise
‘I do not want people to lose their workplaces. I do not want to see businesses closing down’ Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett denied the need for a lockdown on Tuesday during a live press conference. Bennett reiterated the need to keep the economy open as Covid cases continue to rise. “I do not want […]
Bennett: Israelis To Receive Salaries During COVID-19 Quarantine
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that Israelis quarantined due to COVID-19 will continue to receive salaries, starting from the first day of isolation. “We are confronting a wave of infection the likes of which the world has not seen in 100 years,” said Bennett at a press conference at the Kirya military headquarters […]
DHL Opens Middle East’s Largest Robotic Sorting Center In Israel
AIRPORT CITY, Israel (Reuters) – Courier services company DHL Express has opened the Middle East’s largest robotic sorting centre in central Israel, the company said on Wednesday. Had it not made the 250 million shekel ($80 million) investment in the facility near Ben Gurion Airport, the company said it would not have been able to […]
Israel: High Court Blocks Bill To Cut Daycare Subsidies For Charedim
The bill would have ended subsidies for some 18,000 families with fathers that learn full-time in yeshiva. Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday that daycare for families of yeshiva students will remain subsidized until the end of the school year – drawing the ire of Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who proposed the bill […]
NYC Mayor Demotes Brother After Tapping Him for Top NYPD Gig
Just days after appointing his younger brother as deputy commissioner of the New York Police Department, Mayor Eric Adams seems to have reconsidered his decision. Bernard Adams will now instead serve as executive director of mayoral security, according to city officials. He will be solely responsible for his brother’s security. Mayor Adams had previously defended […]
Inflation Jumped in December With Steepest Yearly Rise in Four Decades
The U.S. Consumer Price Index continued its historic rise last month. According to The New York Times, the inflation-tracking index climbed by 7 percent in the year through December, making it the steepest increase recorded in the U.S. since 1982. Much of the rise can be blamed on the increased cost of used cars, housing, and […]
Omicron Waves Appear To Slow In New York City, Other Major Metropolitan Areas
The explosion of omicron cases along the I-95 corridor from the Mid-Atlantic to New England is showing signs of slowing down, according to health officials and epidemiologists, offering reason for cautious optimism that the turning point could be near and that the variant’s U.S. trajectory is similar to that of other countries. New York Gov. […]
