Pandemic
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questioning
Senator Paul said Fauci had no valid Fifth Amendment claim because the pardon nullified it and because Fauci waived any remaining protection by testifying.
Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report
Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
Global health bodies launch new vaccine scheme
If successful, the scheme – known as the global virtual pooled inventory (GVPI) – could be a pilot for other deadly diseases and wider pandemic preparedness.
Israel's health minister meets with UNGA chief to discuss pandemics
Israel and Morocco are jointly leading the promotion of plans at the UN to help deal with future pandemics.
Who were the first people to catch COVID-19? - report
The report also claims that WIV researchers were developing COVID-like diseases in November 2019.
Japanese get trained in 'Hollywood' smiles as masks slowly come off
"Culturally, a smile signifies that I'm not holding a gun and I'm not a threat to you," said smile instructor Keiko Kawano.
A post-COVID world means changes for the Israeli work day - survey
A recent Israel Democracy Institute study finds that 61% of working people in Israel are satisfied with their work-life balance
Is COVID over? A requiem for the coronavirus pandemic
For many people, the arbitrary nature of the pandemic, with tough rules one day about things like masks, and then rules discarded the next, has left an imprint.
Post-COVID pandemic traveling fear and what to do about it
Most people gradually overcame their worries about venturing out to the world again, but some are still so traumatized by COVID.
Israel marks 12,500th COVID death as WHO says no more global emergency
A total of 12,500 people in Israel had died from the COVID-19 pandemic since the first victim died on March 21, 2020.
COVID is no longer global health emergency - WHO
Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but COVID-19 is here to stay, the WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency.
WHO experts to weigh whether world ready to end COVID emergency
Since giving its initial high alert for COVID in January 2020, a panel of experts have continued to examine the prominence of the crisis.
