The Israeli Embassy in conjunction with Chabad in India completed a complex rescue operation of 316 Israeli travelers from across India, putting them on a plane back to Israel • Full Story

Even at their most effective – and draconian – containment strategies have only slowed the spread of the respiratory disease Covid-19. With the World Health Organization finally declaring a pandemic, all eyes have turned to the prospect of a vaccine, because only a vaccine can prevent people from getting sick • Full Story

In connection with the Coronavirus rapidly taking over our lives, world-renowned speaker Rabbi Reuven Wolf, founder of Maayon Yisroel, Los Angeles, launched a new daily WhatsApp broadcast • Full Details

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz met on Tuesday with MKs from his Israel Resilience Party as well as with several MKs from Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and Moshe Ya’alon’s Telem party, and concluded that there is no chance to form a minority government supported by the predominantly Arab Joint List party • Full Story

The federal government has pledged an additional 4,000 ventilators to the Empire State’s fight against the coronavirus, with half bound for New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday, amid rancor over the life-saving devices • Full Story

The Israeli government approved on Tuesday night emergency regulations to further restrict movement and curb the spread of coronavirus in Israel. Regulations include further reducing forays into public space, imposing liability on employers, closing non-essential stores, and imposing restrictions on public transport • Full Story

Important information for the current emergency from the community council, CHJCC is open and available to answer any questions you may have during this difficult time. Our phone numbers are 718-771-9000 and 718-778-8808 • Full Story

“The factories are back in operation and exporting their products, and other countries are already receiving goods from China,” Rabbi Shimon Freundlich, Shliach of the Rebbe and Chief Rabbi of Beijing said “Things are getting back to normal, although there are still Chinese in quarantine – those who have recently returned from abroad” • Full Story

The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic • Full Story

As the Coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the world, read here the latest updates related to the Crown Heights community from the Gedaliah Society and Dr. Eli Rosen • Full Story