Ministers update emergency regulations, which will be implemented at 8 a.m.; open-air markets to remain open for now; third minister quarantined after exposure to virus patient

Funeral for 88-year-old Jerusalem resident is capped at 20 mourners due to pandemic, handled by volunteers wearing protective suits

20,610 people are known to have been infected in the Islamic Republic; Rouhani predicts positive changes within 15 days

Employment Service says new applications slowing after ebbing of initial wave of layoffs in travel, service industries, but more expected as pandemic affects other industries

Sebastian Kurz says Israeli PM warned that Europe was underestimating the threat, urged him to 'wake up and take action'

Chabad's Rabbi Masoud Tubul, 64, passes away from COVID-19 in Paris; Satmar's Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, 72-year-old head of world's largest Hasidic sect, is diagnosed with virus

COVID-19 guidelines approved by ministers don't actually go into effect for 48 hours, baffling media while allowing locals and law enforcement to interpret them for themselves

Interior minister says measure approved by Netanyahu, aimed at preventing extra hour of evening daylight to minimize number of people venturing outside