April 7, 2020 - 2 pm headlines: Coronavirus deaths in Israel reaches 60. Cabinet approves Passover lockdown. No travel between cities Tuesday evening to Friday morning. Curfew to remain home from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. Interim parliamentary committee lambasts leadership handling of public health crisis.
National Police spokesman for the international media Mickey Rosenfeld said that police were deploying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. He told KAN reporter Arieh O'Sullivan that most crime was down by about 20 percent, except for domestic violence which saw a 16 percent rise.
While some Israeli health authorities this week expressed cautious optimism regarding measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, questions remained over the extent of testing being conducted, in part due to challenges in obtaining testing agents used to analyze the samples. The diagnostic tests are based on assessing whether test samples contain the genomic sequence of the coronavirus. Another kind of test, currently not being carried out in Israel is an antibody test, based on a blood sample to determine whether a person has coronavirus antibodies. KAN's Naomi Segal heard more about the coronavirus testing process from Professor Yonat Shemer-Avni head of clinical virology at Soroka University medical center in Beersheva, and a member of the immunology and microbiology department at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
Rabbi Michael Marmur invites us to his Seder along with some intriguing guests as he delves into the meaning of the festival of freedom in these difficult times.
Seder night 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, will definitely be different from all other nights.
Rabbi Avi Berman , the Executive Director of the Orthodox Union in Israel, discusses celebrating Passover in the age of corona.
The stay-at-home orders and economic hardships from the coronavirus outbreak have brought a rise in incidents in domestic abuse. Women's support organizations report an uptick in calls to their hotlines. KAN's Naomi Segal spoke with Miriam Peer, who manages the coaching department at the NGO Ruach Nashit Women's Spirit, which helps women survivors of abuse attain economic independence.
Leading 3D printing companies are lending their expertise to provide medical personnel in Israel and around the world with critically needed equipment to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Every day, hospitals throw out more than 6000 face shields used by medical professionals. A coalition of 3D printing companies have designed and are working together to print face shields that have elements that can be sterilized, re-used and adapted. KAN's Naomi Segal heard more from Ohad Meyuhas, Head of Innovation Labs and CSR Operations at Stratasys.
The Ministry of Health has asked Magen David Adom to collect plasma units from people who have recovered from Covid-19 in order to treat the severely ill. Prof. Eilat Shinar, deputy director general for blood services in Magen David Adom told Arieh O’Sullivan that donors must be at least 14 days after recovery and pass two coronavirus tests.
Israel's Health Ministry has called on private medical centers in Israel to prepare for taking on some of the care of coronavirus patients. What does this entail? KAN reporter Naomi Segal heard more from Dr. Meir Cohen, chairman of the Israel Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
3 out of 4 Americans are now under some form of lock-down , as more states tighten measures to fight the coranavirus.
New York City is the worst-hit place in America, with fatalities approaching the 1,000 mark.
We spoke with Daniel Rosenstock, a resident of Brooklyn, about life in the city.