Public security minister says preferable to take tough measures for a short time in order to defeat the coronavirus quickly and prevent deaths

Positive tests have come since Asisa clinic in Borough Park began testing Friday morning; so far ten percent of tests have come back positive

Security forces tell Beit Sahour residents to remain in homes unless absolutely necessary; new cases blamed on patient who violated quarantine

New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reporters ejected after limits on Chinese media and as superpowers feud over the coronavirus pandemic

As yet, no reported cases of coronavirus in Israel’s penitentiaries, which house some 20,000 inmates

Rabbi David Stav calls on his congregations to pray alone; Eliezer Melamed also says staying home preferable, but chief rabbi insists orders haven't changed

Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 8,000, as new measures cause miles of traffic near European and Southeast Asian borders

Those in nursing homes are under lockdown and at risk of contagion, while those at home pass the time as best they can cut off from family, friends and activities