Yamina chairman praises appointment of Professor Gabi Barbash to lead fight against coronavirus.

Catching COVID-19 in airplane is possible by inhaling, and regular face covering such as medical mask won’t prevent you from inhaling virus.

The UK Ministry of Justice has said that new rules that allow juvenile detention facilities to hold minors in solitary confinement for up to 22 hours a day could remain in force until 2022, The Guardian reports.The rules are designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, despite the fact that lockdown regulations have already been significantly relaxed beyond prison walls.According to at least e lawyer representing a minor, the regulations are also being applied to youths who have not yet been convicted of a crime and are still remand, and are having a very detrimental effect their mental health.

Several top UK scientists are suggesting that the prevailing social custom of hand-shaking as a greeting should go for good, The Telegraph reports.Professor Baron Piot of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told peers a House of Lords select committee that, "Shaking hands is probably out forever," and that, "Using face masks when you have a common cold should be the norm." He added that, "Many of the cultural behaviors in other countries may have been determined by the need to avoid epidemics."Professor Dame Anne Johnson, vice president of the Academy of Medical Science, echoed Piot's sentiments, saying that people with a "cold or flu [should] stay home ... less shaking of hands ... and more of the Japanese approach."She noted that, "It requires a cultural change and that's what we"re going to see and everyone can participate."

The Planning and Building Commission for the Jerusalem district has announced that a new light rail line will run between Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, Malcha Mall, and Talpiyot. A total of eighteen stations will be constructed along the twelve kilometer route.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has received orders totaling NIS 200 for American fighter plane electro-optical systems and for spike missiles bought by European countries. Spike missiles also benefit from electro-optical systems that achieve pinpoint accuracy when launched from land, sea, or air platforms. 34,000 spike missiles have already been supplied to more than thirty countries, including nine European Union and Nato nations. 6,000 of these missiles have been launched, whether in training exercises or in actual battlefield situations.

Former Health Minister director general and former head of Ichilov Hospital agrees to take charge of fight against COVID-19.

About 4,000 sick and isolated so far evacuated to hotels adapted for haredim: 'Entire security system mobilized for challenge to save lives'