Health

Jewish Brazilian cosmetics magnate donates 1.7 tons of gel alcohol to fight coronavirus

Miguel Krigsner, a Jewish biochemist and environmentalist, donated it to the city of Curitiba’s municipal health department.

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I’m a pediatrician who sees kids with coronavirus every day. It’s changed my whole way of life.

The few extra days it took for people to take the coronavirus seriously resulted in enormous community spread, writes a Jewish physician in Williamsburg.

A man rides a bike in front of a synagogue in Turin, Italy, March 18, 2020. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

Coronavirus in Milan: Life in a northern ghost town

“Public life is standing still,” said Rabbi Moshe Lazar.

Israel records first coronavirus death

I’m an Orthodox sociologist. Social distancing will take a toll on the Orthodox community.

3 happy Jewish coronavirus stories to finish the week

Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur poses on December 7, 2015 in Paris, France. (Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)

From Proust to puzzles: The coronavirus is shifting the focus of France’s star rabbi

Fresh air for as long as it’s there: How the coronavirus is affecting a Jewish mother in Budapest

Why Jewish communities are keeping mikvahs open amid the coronavirus outbreak — for now

The real reasons coronavirus is spreading in my Hasidic community

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