People have been told not to go out this New Year, after the UK recorded a record 55,892 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Public Health England’s medical director Dr Yvonne Doyle made a passionate plea in...
COVID-19: Delaying second doses of vaccine is the right call, say UK’s chief medical officers
UK health chiefs have defended the government’s decision to delay giving second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The UK’s chief medical officers have backed the change in guidance which says booster jabs should...
Nightingale hospitals put on standby as COVID-19 patient numbers rise
Nightingale hospitals across England are being “readied” for use if needed as COVID-19 patient numbers rise. The NHS in London has been asked to make sure the Excel centre site is “reactivated and...
The UK welcomes in 2021
New Year’s celebrations were muted this year, as people were told to stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Israel leads world in COVID-19 inoculation rate with 150,000 per day
As Israel’s coronavirus vaccination campaign enters its second week, the health ministry reported Thursday that almost 800,000 Israelis have been inoculated against the virus so far
Palestinian authority announces 25-year-old airline, incapacitated for years, to shut
The Palestinian authority say they will be closing their airline service – Palestinian airlines – after 25 years of limited activity. According to Palestinian media, the decision to liquidate the company was...
What security risks should Israelis fear as 2021 approaches? – Dr. Fadi Essmaeel
After the year we had, it’s anyone’s guess where next year will take us Dr. Fadi Essmaeel | Research fellow, ICT; IDC Herzliya