Coronavirus coverage: Hamodia.com
TOP STORIES
CoronavirusRegional `A Battlefield Behind Your Home': Deaths Mount in New York Hamodia

New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900 and…
CoronavirusNational U.S. Social Security Recipients to Automatically Get Coronavirus Money Hamodia

U.S. Social Security recipients will not have to file a tax return to receive a payment from the federal government to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Business UN: Pandemic could shrink global economy almost 1% in 2020 Hamodia

The global economy could shrink almost 1% this year due to the new coronavirus, a sharp reversal from the pre-pandemic forecast of 2.5% growth, the United Nations said Wednesday. The U.N.…
CoronavirusNational Trump Resists National Shutdown, Leaving It Up to States Hamodia

President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration's projections that tens of thousands of Americans…
CommunityCoronavirus Yeshiva Sh'or Yoshuv Transformed Into Hospital Hamodia

Israel

Unity Deal Calls for New Deputy PM ResidenceYisrael Price

Israeli media was afire with indignation on Wednesday night over reports that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz were are arguing over the building of…
Masks Required for Everybody, More Limits on Bnei BrakHamodia Staff

Whatever little outside activity remains permitted during the coronavirus lockdown must be done while wearing a mask, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu‏‏ said in his latest update on Wednesday night.…
Israel Links Coronavirus Aid to Return of Fallen SoldiersHamodia

Israel on Wednesday linked any assistance it might offer the Gaza Strip’s efforts against coronavirus to progress in recovering two Israeli soldiers lost during the 2014 war with Hamas and…

 More in Israel »

Community

Fighting 2 Viruses in LakewoodMordechai Wincorn

Public officials called out anti-Semitic rhetoric sparked by reports of isolated incidents of non-compliance with social distancing guidelines in Lakewood. Last week, after the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office announced the…
Kiddush Levana NotificationHamodia Staff

While most people perform Kiddush Levanah at the end of Maariv in shul on Motzoei Shabbos, and this month they were unable to do so, please be minded to do it as soon as…
BD’E – Harav Yosef Leifer, Zt”l, Verdaner Rebbe of FlatbushHamodia Staff More in Community »

National

Truck Hauling Toilet Paper Catches Fire on Texas InterstateHamodia

A tractor-trailer hauling toilet paper crashed and caught fire near Dallas early Wednesday, spilling the hot commodity all over an interstate. The fire shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 20…
Protective Gear in National Stockpile is Nearly Depleted, DHS Officials SayHamodia

The government’s emergency stockpile of respirator masks, gloves and other medical supplies is running low and is nearly exhausted due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving the Trump administration and the…

 More in National »

World

Trump: U.S. to Deploy Anti-Drug Navy Ships Near VenezuelaHamodia

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Navy ships are being moved toward Venezuela as his administration beefs up counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolás…
Reporting for Duty: Airline Crew Sign Up to Help HospitalsHamodia

Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year-old has lost his job because of…

 More in World »
---show all sections---

Regional

New Jersey Pushing Tax Deadline to July 15Hamodia

New Jersey’s income-tax deadline will move from April 15 to July 15 and the state budget deadline will move from June 30 to September 30 in response to the coronavirus…
Virus Deaths in NYC Top 1,100 as City Prepares for WorseHamodia

Deaths from the coronavirus topped 1,100 in New York City as officials warned that the worst of the virus’ toll is yet to come. The city’s Health Department reported Wednedsay…

 More in Regional »

Politics

Democrats Proposing Commission to Study U.S. Pandemic ResponseHamodia

House Democrats are drafting legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to study the U.S. government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, modeled on one that examined the 9/11 attacks. The…
House May Cancel Recesses, Extend Legislative Weeks for Days Lost to PandemicHamodia

As the House loses time in legislative session due to the coronavirus pandemic, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer warned members Tuesday that he may make up for days lost…

 More in Politics »

Business

Business Briefs – April 2, 2020Hamodia

Some Employers to Laid-Off Staffers: Let’s Stay in Touch WASHINGTON (AP) – As job cuts tear through the U.S. economy, a faint glimmer of light has emerged: Hoping that a…
Stocks Skid as Physical, Economic Toll of Virus WorsensHamodia

NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street and markets around the world fell sharply Wednesday as the economic and physical toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak mounts — and as experts…

 More in Business »

Health, Science & Technology

FDA Wants Heartburn Meds Off the Market Due to ContaminationHamodia

U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination issue with the medications poses a greater risk than…

 1.5 Million Israelis Using Voluntary Coronavirus Monitoring SoftwareHamodia

Around 1.5 million Israelis have downloaded a mobile app in the past week that alerts users who have crossed paths with a coronavirus patient, according to the Health Ministry, helping…

 More in Technology »