Coronavirus

All the latest on COVID-19 from across the Jewish world.

COVID is spreading again in Orthodox communities. Why are people still not wearing masks?

“We all had it already,” one Brooklyn man in Williamsburg says, echoing the prevailing belief of immunity.

By Shira Hanau September 24, 2020 3:12 pm

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More restrictive lockdown set for Israel as coronavirus cases remain at record levels

The nation’s coronavirus czar said the new measures are stricter than needed but are “a message to the public.”

September 24, 2020 12:01 pm

Shulem

Trump administration drafts Hasidic singer Shulem Lemmer to bring awareness to COVID crisis in Orthodox communities

Parts of his interview Thursday with the U.S. assistant secretary of health about the coronavirus will be shared with Jewish media outlets.

September 24, 2020 11:12 am

The Jewish Museum in New York City.

NYC’s Jewish Museum to reopen Oct. 1 following 6-month closure due to coronavirus

By Marcy Oster September 24, 2020 9:39 am

Boston’s 118-year-old Jewish Advocate ceases publication

By Marcy Oster September 23, 2020 2:53 pm

Israel hits daily record of nearly 7,000 new coronavirus cases as government debates tighter restrictions

By Marcy Oster September 23, 2020 9:47 am

NYC health department warns of ‘significant concern’ about COVID-19 rise in largely Orthodox neighborhoods

By Shira Hanau September 22, 2020 7:40 pm

Rapid COVID-19 screening test developed in Israel to be used in major European airports

By Marcy Oster September 22, 2020 2:46 pm

Argentine city holds a car show-inspired drive-in Rosh Hashanah service

By JTA Staff September 22, 2020 12:37 pm

A woman from the Bulgarian Jewish community attends a commemoration ceremony at Sofia's synagogue on March 10, 2013 (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus crisis is testing the resilience of Europe’s small Jewish communities

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 21, 2020 4:29 pm

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