President Donald Trump asserted Monday that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how and when to relax the nation’s social distancing guidelines as he grows anxious to reopen the coronavirus-stricken country as soon as possible. Governors and local leaders, who have instituted mandatory restrictions that have the force of law, have expressed concern that […]

A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt died Monday of complications related to the disease, 11 days after the aircraft carrier’s captain was fired for pressing his concern that the Navy had done too little to safeguard his crew. The sailor was the first active-duty military member to die of COVID-19. […]

A total of 24 residents of the Ateret Avot nursing home in Bnei Brak were diagnosed with the coronavirus on Sunday. The coronavirus has been sweeping like wildfire in nursing

Every day, the shocking stories circulate: a yingerman fighting for his life on a respirator, a beloved grandmother sick and alone over Yom Tov, a neighborhood Rav ignored by his nurses and doctors in a cramped, overcrowded hospital.   In our local hospitals, the COVID-19 situation continues to worsen. The New York/New Jersey hospital system […]

The Admorim of Satmar had a phone conversation on Sunday night, to discuss the medical conditions of their family members who have the Coronavirus. Sources tell YWN that the Satmar

Dovid Berg exemplified the quality of serving hashem and others in the manner of b’hatzneah leches. He did tremendous acts of chesed, even for people he didn’t know, quietly and

There is evidence that Israelis are tiring of staying inside. Traffic cameras are recording a high amount at traffic at intersections and families have been spotted taking hikes at nature

There are 11,235 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Israel, including 181 in serious condition, of whom 133 are ventilated. Israel’s youngest victim of the coronavirus, a woman in her

President Donald Trump generated new questions about the fate of his anti-coronavirus policy team by retweeting a post that called for firing Anthony Fauci. Trump did not explicitly endorse the

The sick who still go to work because they have no paid leave. Families who face ruin from even a temporary layoff. Front-line workers risking infection as they drive buses,

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“Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos revealed Monday that he’s tested positive for the coronavirus, but has been relatively symptom-free. The ABC newsman revealed his diagnosis on the show, telling co-host Robin Roberts that, “I feel fine.” Stephanopoulos’ wife, Ali Wentworth, had come down with COVID-19 and tweeted that she’s “never been sicker.” Her husband […]

New York’s coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 even as the lack of fresh hot spots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism and fueled discussions Monday about how some places might begin to reopen. The brunt of the disease has been felt most heavily in New York, Italy, France, […]

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com The year was 1984, and the place was Beis Midrash Gavoah in Lakewood, New Jersey.  A special day of Tefilah was established for Iosef Berenshtein, a prisoner of Soviet Russia and on trial.  His crime?  He taught Torah to children in Kiev, Russia. The Mashgiach of BMG, Rav Nosson […]

Despite the positive drops in several key figures, New Yorkers continue to die at an alarming rate. Over the last 24 hours, a staggering 758 individuals lost their lives, marking

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down Sunday on his plan to close schools in the nation’s largest district for the remainder of the academic year, but Governor

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Mazel Dalel, 53, a Beit Shemesh mother of 9 with no preexisting medical conditions passed away from the coronavirus on Shabbos. Dalel, a resident of the Kiryah HaChareidit in Beit

Dr. Zev Zelenko is a frum doctor who treats the community of Kiryas Yoel. Now he is at the center of the world’s attention due to his novel treatment of patients with Covid-19 using the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. After publicizing his encouraging results in a short video, officials from the Trump administration, as well as […]

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