A health minister who made no health decisions, a finance minister begging to leave office -- and powerful directors general setting policy in lieu of indifferent politicians

Health Ministry reportedly pushing for all middle and high schools to be shut; 58 new cases recorded overnight

Close proximity of protesters and failures in many cases to wear masks, along with the police using tear gas, could fuel new virus transmissions, leading to possible new shutdowns

Hamas to release more than 1,000 people from quarantine, permits mosques to reopen; villages around Qalqilya locked down to prevent spread of coronavirus

Canadian PM, long careful not to criticize US President, at a loss for words after being asked about use of tear gas against protesters to clear the way for a photo opportunity

In Black Lives Matter rally in Tel Aviv, demonstrators draw a parallel between US death of black man and similar police killings of Ethiopian-Israelis

US voters punish lawmaker who has questioned criticism of white nationalism and made provocative statements about immigrants and women; Senator Randy Feenstra chosen instead

Comprehensive study published in The Lancet covers the novel coronavirus as well as SARS and MERS