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Israeli research team said to be close to developing virus vaccine

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Published: 13 March 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

As government announces A$4.2 billion aid for worst hit businesses, and govt limits public gatherings to 100 people, Biological Research Institute takes large steps to vaccine

Israeli research centre to announce it developed coronavirus vaccine, sources say (Haaretz)
Scientists at the Biological Research Institute are making significant breakthroughs in understanding the virus, the sources say, but a long process of pre-clinical and clinical trials is to follow

Israel announces US$2.8 billion rescue package for companies battered by virus (Times of Israel)
Most aid to go to businesses hit with losses due to virus outbreak; some funding to go to health system, preventative measures, aviation industry

Games without fans, weddings without guests: Ban on gatherings cramps daily life (Times of Israel)
New coronavirus guidelines likely to be felt across society, from Knesset swearing-in ceremony to pared down family celebrations

Israel limits gatherings to 100 people as coronavirus cases climb to 97 (Jerusalem Post)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "It will get worse before it gets better"

Israel braces for economic hit after quarantine order (Wall Street Journal)
Nation’s travel and tech sectors are particularly vulnerable

Photo: Empty lines at Tel Aviv airport (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
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