The Planning and Building Commission for the Jerusalem district has announced that a new light rail line will run between Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, Malcha Mall, and Talpiyot. A total of eighteen stations will be constructed along the twelve kilometer route.

Yamina chairman praises appointment of Professor Gabi Barbash to lead fight against coronavirus.

Ben Gurion University Professor Dov Schwartz has called upon the corona cabinet to institute measures previously adopted to halt the spread of the coronavirus such as closure of restaurants, swimming pools, and synagogues.

Following an argument yesterday between Finance Minister Yisrael Katz and coalition chairman Miki Zohar, in which they traded insults regarding the business dealings of their respective family members, Katz's wife sent a letter of warning to Zohar, threatening to file a libel suit against him unless she received an apology for his words, within 48 hours.In response, Zohar said this evening that, "I'm not going to reply to this nonsense. Right now I'm dealing solely with matters of importance for the citizens of Israel during the coronavirus crisis."

Ben-Gurion University expert team head warns PM, Alt PM, and Coronavirus Committee Chair: 'Wake up, we're step away from catastrophe.'

Catching COVID-19 in airplane is possible by inhaling, and regular face covering such as medical mask won’t prevent you from inhaling virus.

The UK Ministry of Justice has said that new rules that allow juvenile detention facilities to hold minors in solitary confinement for up to 22 hours a day could remain in force until 2022, The Guardian reports.The rules are designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, despite the fact that lockdown regulations have already been significantly relaxed beyond prison walls.According to at least e lawyer representing a minor, the regulations are also being applied to youths who have not yet been convicted of a crime and are still remand, and are having a very detrimental effect their mental health.

Several top UK scientists are suggesting that the prevailing social custom of hand-shaking as a greeting should go for good, The Telegraph reports.Professor Baron Piot of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told peers a House of Lords select committee that, "Shaking hands is probably out forever," and that, "Using face masks when you have a common cold should be the norm." He added that, "Many of the cultural behaviors in other countries may have been determined by the need to avoid epidemics."Professor Dame Anne Johnson, vice president of the Academy of Medical Science, echoed Piot's sentiments, saying that people with a "cold or flu [should] stay home ... less shaking of hands ... and more of the Japanese approach."She noted that, "It requires a cultural change and that's what we"re going to see and everyone can participate."