Request submitted following complaints that stores, online sites charging exorbitant prices for masks, whose effectiveness in pandemic remains unclear

Cabinet expected to approve closure of several cities, Haredi parts of Jerusalem, on Sunday night or Monday; minister says it could be extended to whole country by Wednesday

What sounds like an organized crime thriller is now the new reality for governors desperately trying to find the medical equipment their states need in the throes of a pandemic

Without a big economic package and increased spending, the effect of the pandemic on the economy will be 'even more devastating', IDI's Karnit Flug says

Some economies may never recover; civil liberties could erode as leaders tighten control; multilateral groups such as WHO and UN could be marginalized... but nobody knows for sure

Shaare Zedek Medical Center says victim was brought to the hospital Saturday in very serious condition, had ‘complicated preexisting diseases’

At the beginning of March, rate was just 3.3%; ultra-Orthodox, Arab workforce across the country hit hard by restrictions to curb coronavirus, data shows

Some clergy are refusing to shut down services and comply with social distancing rules, citing First Amendment rights, while some states exempt religious services altogether