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New York nurses greet reinforcements from across the US with cheers
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 24,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally. There were nearly 583,000 confirmed cases, over 200,000 of which were in New York state alone.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 12:04:01 AM
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IDF thwarts three suspects after crossing the Gaza border with weapons
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 12:47:34 AM
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New York City coronavirus death toll rises to 10,000
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 12:39:05 AM
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LEGO production shifts from plastic building bricks to medical face shields
Lego provided their followers with photos displaying an exclusive look at the creation and manufacturing process behind the visor, as well as a sneak-peak as to what the final product looks like.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
4/15/2020 1:32:03 PM
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US military says coronavirus likely occurred naturally but not certain
The broad scientific consensus holds SARS-CoV-2, the virus' official name, originated in bats.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 1:33:04 AM
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Trump says halting WHO funding over its handling of coronavirus
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 1:45:43 AM
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US coronavirus deaths set single-day record increase
The United States, with the world's third-largest population, passed a second milestone on Tuesday with over 600,000 reported cases, three times more than any other country.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 1:49:47 AM
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UK promises to test all nursing home residents and staff with symptoms
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 2:08:57 AM
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Egyptian policeman, seven suspected terrorists killed in Cairo gunbattle
The exchange took place in the al-Amiyira district, the public prosecutor said in a statement.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 2:16:40 AM
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Trump to halt World Health Organization funding over coronavirus response
"With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether America's generosity has been put to the best use possible," Trump said.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
4/15/2020 1:22:21 PM
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A robot to replace staff treating coronavirus designed by Israeli experts
"I hope that in the future we will add features that will help with the actual treatment, such as sensors that will check patients’ pulse rates and blood oxygen levels."
By CELIA JEAN \
4/15/2020 1:30:53 PM
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Mexico registers 5,399 cases of coronavirus and 406 deaths
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 3:34:26 AM
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Panama registers 102 new cases of coronavirus - health ministry
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 3:35:56 AM
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UN chief says 'not the time' for US to reduce WHO resources
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 4:05:39 AM
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Arizona to test 250,000 first responders, healthcare workers for COVID-19
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 4:36:08 AM
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NYC hospitals cancel temporary workers as coronavirus cases stabilize
"We have had to reassign some of our travelers who were going to New York," San Diego-based staffing firm Aya Healthcare said in an emailed statement.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 4:41:20 AM
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McDonald's in China apologizes after banning 'black people' from entering
"We've been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant," the notice read in the Guangzhou McDonald's restaurant branch.
By ZACHARY KEYSER \
4/16/2020 2:51:44 PM
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32 die of coronavirus in Jewish nursing home in Massachusetts
"The loss of so many of our loved ones is reflective of the severity of some manifestations of this terrible disease."
By PENNY SCHWART/ JTA \
4/15/2020 6:05:08 AM
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Jewish celebrity Saturday night Passover seder yields $2.5M for charity
The Saturday Night Passover Seder that aired on YouTube over the weekend brought together dozens of celebrities and raised $2.6 million for the CDC Foundation.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
4/15/2020 4:49:20 PM
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Coronavirus rent negotiation is ‘typical Jewish behavior’
A Jewish business owner of bagel chain in Scottland was told by her landlord that asking for alternative rent payment because of the coronavirus crisis was just "typical Jewish behavior."
By JTA/MARCY OSTER \
4/15/2020 8:01:16 AM
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Satanist who tried to torch church is behind Maryland synagogue arson
Costas told his girlfriend that he was the Antichrist and planned to cause damage to 10 churches and three synagogues.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
4/15/2020 6:53:33 AM
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Coronavirus resurgence possible as late as 2024, Harvard study says
If immunity to the virus is not permanent, it is likely to enter into regular circulation, similar to the flu.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
4/15/2020 6:58:01 PM
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World will need more than one COVID-19 vaccine, GSK CEO says
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:11:26 AM
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Germany says WHO one of best investments after Donald Trump cuts funding
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:45:05 AM
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Coronavirus cases in Russia near 25,000 after record daily rise
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:55:54 AM
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China urges United States to fulfill its obligations to WHO
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:59:03 AM
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Germany arrests five suspected ISIS members for planned attacks vs. US
Terrorist cell sought to murder critic of Islam and carry out killing in Albania.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
4/15/2020 12:42:44 PM
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Three Palestinians test positive for coronavirus, rising total to 305
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF,REUTERS \
4/15/2020 11:50:30 AM
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Israel takes Gazan coronavirus tests to military lab
Some 50 tests were taken to the military's laboratory in Tzrifin.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
4/15/2020 12:42:05 PM
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Northern Israel placed in lockdown over 'severe outbreak' of coronavirus
The new coronavirus regulations announced by Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday were not imposed on Israel's Arab-majority cities.
By LEON SVERDLOV \
4/15/2020 7:34:06 PM
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Russia looking into UN global ceasefire proposal - Kremlin
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 1:48:57 PM
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Alleged Israeli strike along Syrian-Lebanese border
Strike targeted jeep traveling from Syria into Lebanon's Bekaa valley
By ANNA AHRONHEIM \
4/15/2020 8:45:17 PM
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The world criticizes Trump for cutting WHO funds
Even Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates took to social media to criticize Trump's move.
By REUTERS,JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 3:57:46 PM
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German cultural festival director urged to be fired for BDS antisemitism
"Once again, the director of the Ruhrtriennale Stefanie Carp sets an anti-Israel accent and stages the defamation of the Jewish state in the guise of freedom of art and expression,” said Uwe Becker.
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
4/15/2020 2:53:27 PM
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Germany to extend coronavirus lockdown until May with some easing
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 3:22:52 PM
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Yemen's war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
"If the rich countries have not been able to deal with corona, how are we expected to," fretted laborer Abdurrahman Farid, 22, in Aden.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 3:30:04 PM
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Health Ministry weighs options to prevent COVID-19 spread during Ramadan
The month of Ramadan begins on April 23, giving officials just over a week to decide on a comprehensive set of policies and communicate them to Arab communities in Israel.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 6:26:04 PM
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Elizabeth Warren endorses Democrat Joe Biden for president
"Today, I'm proud to endorse Joe Biden as President of the United States," Warren tweeted.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 4:25:10 PM
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CDC director: 19-20 US states may be ready to reopen May 1
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 3:58:49 PM
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Reagents for 100,000 coronavirus tests arrive in Israel from South Korea
Additionally, 50,000 full-body personal protective suits were purchased.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/16/2020 12:42:04 AM
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Saudi king approves more private sector coronavirus crisis aid
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 4:24:04 PM
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South Koreans brave coronavirus to vote, ruling party set for win
Voters at some 14,000 disinfected polling stations across the country had to wear masks, have their temperatures checked, use hand sanitizer and plastic gloves and maintain a safe distance.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 4:48:04 PM
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100 ventilators arrive to Israel from the US
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 5:26:48 PM
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More than two million COVID-19 cases now reported worldwide
The most serious pandemic in a century has killed 131,101 people around the world, according to the tally.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 5:24:39 PM
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Omer app offers religious Jews an easy way to count during coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 7:32:10 PM
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PA: 37 Palestinians around the world died from coronavirus
UN: 4,000 Palestinians returning to Gaza from Egypt place strain on testing capacities
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/15/2020 7:05:53 PM
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Israeli COVID-19 treatment appears successful with first two patients
Opanagib is a "new chemical entity" which is administered orally and performs "anticancer, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory activities."
By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI \
4/17/2020 9:33:55 AM
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Palestinians instructed to pray at home during Ramadan due to coronavirus
Mosques in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been closed since the outbreak of the virus last month.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/15/2020 7:03:18 PM
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Defeat virus first, criticize later, WHO envoy says after US funding halt
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 6:30:41 PM
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Arab series depicting Jewish life in Gulf sparks outrage
Hamas has also weighed in on the controversy, denouncing the series as a “political and cultural attempt to introduce the Zionist project to Gulf society.”
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/20/2020 1:17:44 PM
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Virtual Mimouna: A social distancing alternative way to celebrate
Rabbi Rinat Schwartz will hold her Mimouna celebration on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and is inviting the public to join via Zoom or Facebook.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 7:36:09 PM
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Iran detained Hong Kong-flagged ship before letting it sail - report
The SC Taipei chemical tanker had reportedly been sailing in international waters on Tuesday when it was stopped by Iranian authorities.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 6:58:41 PM
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US defense secretary: China still withholding information on coronavirus
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 7:03:41 PM
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Jordan says will ease lockdown by allowing more businesses to open
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 7:17:28 PM
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Health Ministry performed 11,501 coronavirus tests on Tuesday
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 7:47:21 PM
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127th Israeli dies of coronavirus: 94-year-old man
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 7:56:03 PM
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Israel to deliver 5,000 medical masks to Jordan to fight coronavirus
Israel also offers medical aid to the Gaza Strip.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 9:39:25 PM
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Pompeo urges Chinese diplomat on full transparency on coronavirus outbreak
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 8:23:12 PM
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How did Israelis catch coronavirus?
40% of imported cases of coronavirus came from North America
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN \
4/16/2020 7:22:28 AM
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Hamas slams Lebanese cartoon for ‘likening’ Palestinians to coronavirus
The portrait of the keffiyeh-clad man carries the date April 13, 1975, reference to the anniversary of the civil war in Lebanon.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH \
4/15/2020 9:02:34 PM
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New York coronavirus hospitalizations down for second day
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 8:32:02 PM
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Israelis take 60-hour evacuation journey home from New Zealand
Foreign Minister Israel Katz said “this once again proves the Foreign Ministry will do all it can to bring back every Israel that wants to return. That is the value of mutual responsibility.”
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/15/2020 10:34:22 PM
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GRAPEVINE: Jewish in-laws in the White House no matter what
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
By GREER FAY CASHMAN \
4/15/2020 8:53:45 PM
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Chinese-American groups donate protective gear to Jewish organizations
“They have many more connections in China than we do and they have ways of procuring PPE that many Jewish organizations do not and can help on an ongoing basis,” Bernstein told JTA.
By RON KAMPEAS/JTA \
4/15/2020 8:49:19 PM
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Romanian priest: Sermon equating Jews to coronavirus was misinterpreted
On April 9, in a filmed greeting ahead of Easter, Dobos spoke about how the disciples of Jesus “feared the Jews,” adding “And here in the bracket we should read: feared the virus.”
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA \
4/15/2020 10:34:53 PM
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The women of Egypt – in those days and in our times
In response to Pharaoh's decree, Jewish wives launched subversive actions against the tyrannical regime.
By ZEHAVIT GROSS \
4/15/2020 9:04:49 PM
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Jerusalem: from closed to closure
David Ben-Gurion understood how devastating the fall of Jerusalem would be to all citizens of the nascent state of Israel. He said, “If the Land of Israel is the heart of the Jewish nation, then Jerusalem is its heart of hearts.”
By DANIEL CHERTOFF \
4/15/2020 9:26:52 PM
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Yoav Galant hosted family for Passover despite coronavirus restrictions
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 9:39:27 PM
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Bill Gates, world CEO in time of coronavirus
Governments that have lacked transparency turn even more opaque, not only to the detriment of their own people but to that of all humanity.
By UDI SOMMER \
4/15/2020 9:44:45 PM
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Coronavirus: This is China’s Chernobyl moment, says Irwin Cotler
'China’s leadership must be held to account for its criminality and corruption,’ renowned jurist and human rights activist Irwin Cotler says
By LAHAV HARKOV \
4/15/2020 10:44:53 PM
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Israel-Morocco relations are warming from the bottom up
The relations between the two countries in 2019 emphasize that whereas diplomatic ties remain “stuck,” the warm people-to-people ties continue to expand and deepen.
By EINAT LEVI \
4/15/2020 10:01:30 PM
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US coronavirus deaths top 30,000
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:05:03 PM
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Musings from an All-Star baseball lifer
Newest Team Israel member Ian Kinsler reflects on 14-year MLB career, Olympic opportunity
By JOSHUA HALICKMAN \
4/15/2020 10:09:15 PM
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Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic
Unlike the wildfires in California or Australia, we cannot claim that the pandemic is a direct result of climate change.
By DAVID LEHRER \
4/15/2020 10:12:21 PM
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Hope and solidarity
The size of the IDF’s effort is immense: 1.6 million food packages were made for the week of Passover, and 118,000 were delivered in one day.
By JPOST EDITORIAL \
4/15/2020 10:21:00 PM
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Iran arrests ex-TV presenter for accusing regime of coronavirus cover-up
“He had also made fun of the clerics who dominate Iran on social media for their inactivity and lethargy.”
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \
4/15/2020 10:42:32 PM
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Turkey bombs refugees in Iraq amid coronavirus pandemic
Turkey claims it is striking “terrorists,” but locals are concerned airstrikes come amid increased instability, ISIS resurgence and target vulnerably minorities
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/15/2020 10:28:44 PM
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Ethical ideals and the virus
In these times of crisis and unprecedented challenge, our society needs to recognize that everyone’s actions directly impact on others.
By YUVAL CHERLOW \
4/15/2020 10:29:31 PM
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US senator: Apple, Google must clarify how tracing is not invasive
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:35:52 PM
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Libya's government imposes 10-day curfew to combat coronavirus
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 10:59:58 PM
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Israel Police remove road blocks in Bnei Brak
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 11:08:16 PM
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New Yorkers told to cover faces as US coronavirus death toll tops 30,000
"If you are going to be in public and you cannot maintain social distancing then have a mask, and put that mask on," Cuomo told a news briefing.
By REUTERS \
4/15/2020 11:27:35 PM
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Health Minister Litzman tests negative for coronavirus
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF \
4/15/2020 11:37:42 PM
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Iran regime, ISIS and other extremists exploit coronavirus to wreak havoc
Terrorist groups all over the world are watching for an opening due to the pandemic.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN \
4/15/2020 11:51:13 PM