President Biden appointed personal physician and army veteran, Kevin O'Connor, to the post of White House doctor, according to a report by The Hill.According to the report, O'Connor replaces Sean Conley, who "faced intense criticism" for his handling of Trump's coronavirus infection, claiming the President had not received supplemental oxygen, eventually disclosing Trump had received a small dose.

Prof. Grotto says lockdown should continue at least until downward trend in severe cases, responds to Liberman: 'We're not hiding details.'

World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women, people with history of allergic reactions, should not take Moderna's COVID vaccine.

Don't try to build a road or plow a field in Area C of Judea and Samaria. Unless, of course, you are from the PA. Op-ed.

Reuters reports that the "US Senate is expected to confirm President Joe Biden"s nominee for secretary of state, veteran diplomat Antony Blinken, after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted strongly in favor of his appointment."

16 employees at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court reported testing positive for COVID-19.Chairwoman of the court administration's staff committee, Hadas Ohayon, asked the Minister of Justice, Minister of Health and court administration to take urgent steps closing off the courts to the public with the exception of emergency cases.

Over the past day, Israeli police report issuing 3,567 fines for lockdown violations nationwide.Most of the fines were handed out to individuals leaving their place of residence for unsubstantiated reasons (2,444), prohibited mass gatherings, failure to wear face coverings in the public space (916) quarantine violations (69), various businesses violations (59), and presence in public areas off-limits during the lockdown (67).

Sky News reports that NHS England Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens says that "about a quarter of hospital admissions for COVID are for people ages 55 and below".