The fund aims to help small businesses affected directly by COVID-19 including in the tourism and aviation sectors.

The spotlight has been thrown on video technologies and, with it, the ultimate test of their capabilities to keep things running.

The ministry said the CoronApp will issue announcements and updates to citizens and residents straight from its offices, report on the virus' spread and provide information.

The annual conference focusing on the medical cannabis industry in Israel and abroad have postponed the annual event based on recommendations from the Israeli Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Researchers at the Migal Institute in northern Israel say they developed an effective vaccine against IBV, a fowl virus, and are now working to adapt it to COVID-19.

BATM Advanced says it will begin production of the kit at its facility in Rome.

The round was led by Chinese VC firm Joy Capital with investor John Wu, formerly CTO of Alibaba, also participating.

11 Israelis will be housed in an isolation unit on the Sheba campus but away from the main hospital.

The pupils from grades 1-10 are meeting online to speak to each other, comment on music, and take part in group lessons as part of a 'Bridging for China' initiative.

As of February 19, over 75,000 people worldwide have been infected, nearly all of them in mainland China, and some 2,012 people have died from the coronavirus.

Ramat Gan-based startup Sonovia ships nanoparticle anti-bacterial and anti-fungal fabric to labs in China for medical testing.

The Israeli aid organization said it was sending medical supplies to the Chinese Health Ministry as it grapples with a shortage.