Deputy Minister Yoav Kisch said that for the first time in a month the number of seriously sick coronavirus patients in Israel has fallen below the 1,000 mark and currently stands at 993.Kisch added that the latest positive test rate was 7.7%.

A growing percentage of Israel's businesses are declaring their intention to reopen in defiance of government guidelines.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis In Tuesday announced a full lockdown in the capital Athens and the surrounding region to curb a resurgence in coronavirus cases.The new restrictions include closing non-essential shops and schools from February 11 until the end of the month.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) In Tuesday granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Eli Lilly"s combination antibody therapy to fight COVID-19, Reuters reports.Eli Lilly"s combination therapy of two antibodies, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, helped cut the risk of hospitalization and death in COVID-19 patients by 70%, data from a late-stage trial showed in January.

The hard sciences Ince seemed immune to the politics that dominate the humanities in academia, but no longer.Opinion.

Rivlin: The Wolf Prize expresses the State of Israel’s acknowledgement that human progress is an achievement not to be taken for granted.

The oldest woman in Europe, a 116-year-old French nun, has recovered from the coronavirus.The nun, known as Sister Andrea, said she was no longer experiencing symptoms of the virus. Corona testing carried out at the convent found 88 infected nuns. Sister Andrea is to celebrate her 117th birthday In Thursday.

Rightist alliance led by Bezalel Smotrich signs deal with Likud, after receiving promise Netanyahu will form right-wing government.