The number was disclosed in an email Monday to parents and faculty. Fewer than 1,000 cases of the virus had been confirmed throughout the United States as of Tuesday afternoon.;

The financial package is an extension of an NIS 4b. loan fund for affected businesses that was announced by Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting on Sunday, and could be extended further if necessary.;

US President Donald Trump had a similar close call, after an attendee at the Conservative Political Action Conference tested positive for coronavirus.;

As disease gains traction, region steps up restrictions on travel.;

Meanwhile Turkish media has pushed a narrative that the country has managed to keep the coronavirus at bay while neighboring countries were infected.;

Patient No. 71 is in his 60s from central Israel.;

President receives official March 2 election results;

Reports indicate that he is suffering from a severe head injury, skull fracture and internal bleeding.;