The Times of Israel records Saturday occasions as they occur.
Senate Republicans canceled the legislative procedure until October 19, as the coronavirus runs through its ranks and lawmakers are asking for full evidence on Capitol Hill.
But Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement that confirmation hearings by Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are still ongoing.
One by one, U. S. President Donald Trump and a number of Republican lawmakers fell for the virus that killed more than 208,000 Americans.
Over the next week, many politicians with positive evidence have witnessed occasions when few people wore masks and mingled in the corridors and tunnels of the Capitol complex.
Since the morning, Trump, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Mike Lee of Utah and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin have announced that they have tested positive.
The Senate was scheduled to meet this week before its confirmation procedure for Barrett. McConnell said the hearings, which are scheduled to begin on October 12, were “full steam. “
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About 150 to 200 others demonstrated opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu outdoors in his official apartment in Jerusalem, according to estimates by the Hebrew media.
The prime minister’s apartment has been in the midst of ongoing protests opposed to Netanyahu over his corruption charge and management of the coronavirus pandemic, attracting 10,000 to 20,000 protesters each week. The demonstration in Netanyahu’s apartment now has a limit of 2,000 protesters, who will have to keep socially remote “groups” from 20 people.
Protesters are prohibited from traveling more than a mile from their homes.
Police are checking the directions of protesters in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square as part of a new emergency that prohibits Israelis from demonstrating more than a mile from their homes.
Most protesters seem to be staying away from each other, it is not transparent that they remain in “groups” of 20 people.
Meanwhile, a woman taking part in a demonstration against Netanyahu elsewhere in Tel Aviv was hospitalized after being attacked.
– Ben Netzer נצר (@netzer_ben) October 3, 2020
The Ministry of Health reports 5,063 new cases of Shabbat coronavirus, bringing the number of infections from the onset of the pandemic to 263,983.
The ministry announced 46 more deaths, raising the national number to 1679.
Of the 71,908 active cases, 839 people are in severe condition, adding up to 224 with insufficient ventilation, another 317 in moderate state and the rest with mild or non-existent symptoms.
The Ministry of Health reported that 59,731 tests were conducted yesterday, of which 11. 8% positive.
Apart from 4 countries with much smaller populations (Qatar, Bahrain, Aruba and French Guiana), Israel has the number of instances of COVID-19 consistent with the inhabitant of any country in the world, according to Worldometer data.
BETHESDA, Maryland – U. S. President Donald Trump’s doctor says he’s doing “very well” while spending the weekend in a military hospital for the COVID-19 remedy.
Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley said Trump had not had a fever for 24 hours when he informed the country of the president’s status from the hospital this morning, who came in after testing positive for coronavirus.
While Conley says the president isn’t taking oxygen lately, he refuses to say whether the president had ever taken oxygen, despite repeated questions. He says Trump’s symptoms, in addition to coughing and nasal congestion, “are now decreasing and improving. “
“He has exceptionally intelligent morals,” says Dr. Sean Dooley.
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CAIRO – According to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, archaeologists have unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a necropolis south of Cairo.
Khalid el-Anany says at least 59 sealed sarcophagus were discovered, most of them with mummies inside, which had been buried in 3 wells more than 2,600 years ago.
“I think this is the beginning of a wonderful discovery,” el-Anany said, adding that there are an unknown number of coffins that have not yet been unearthed in the same area.
He speaks at a press convention at the famous staggered pyramid of Zoser in Saqqarah, where the coffins were found. The sarcophagus was exposed and one of them opened in front of the hounds to show the mummy inside. Several foreign diplomats attended the announcement ceremony.
The Saqqara Plateau houses at least 11 pyramids, adding the stepped pyramid, as well as plenty of tombs of former officials and other sites ranging from the 1st dynasty (2920 BC-2770 BC) to the Coptic era (395-642).
Mostafa Waziri, general secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, says the first studies show that decorated coffins were made for priests, senior officials and elites of the last Pharaonic era (664-525 BC).
He says archaeologists have also discovered a total of 28 statuettes from Ptah-Soker, the main god of the Saqqara necropolis, and a magnificently carved bronze statuette 35 cm high from the god Nefertum, inlaid with valuable stones. priest Badi-Amon, is inscribed at his base, he said.
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PARIS – An investigation was launched after anti-Semitic graffiti was discovered at a kosher food place in the French capital, paris prosecutor’s workplace said.
A video posted on social media through the Union of Jewish Students of France, the place to eat in the 19th arrondissement of Paris with anti-Semitic and swastika slogans painted on the wall, damaged windows and destroyed tables and chairs.
The investigation was opened by “racist degradations,” prosecutors say.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, condemns “in the most powerful terms this hateful act of anti-Semitic vandalism. “He expressed on Twitter his “full support” for the Jewish community. “We will tolerate it, ” he said.
Prime Minister Jean Castex also tweets his “solidarity with our fellow Jews”, stating that he expresses his “emotion and indignation. “
“The Republic will stand united in the face of hatred and combat against those who publicitate it,” he said.
French police recorded 687 anti-Semitic acts last year, from vandalism to threats of physical attack, an increase of 27% over the past year. Reports of anti-Muslim acts and other racist acts have also increased.
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Many protests against Netanyahu are taking a position throughout Israel after a law was passed this week restricting protests over the blockade of the coronavirus.
New emergency measures prevent Israelis from moving more than a mile from their homes to demonstrate and force protesters to remain socially remote “capsules. “The passage of restrictions stifled weekly outdoor protests in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official apartment in Jerusalem over the prime minister’s accusation of corruption and pandemic management.
Along with smaller demonstrations across the country, a few hundred more people piled up in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square.
Black Flags, one of the teams leading the protests opposed to Netanyahu, accuses the government of obsessing over protests than focusing on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
“They silence the public reporting system . . . However, we will give up our freedom to make our voices heard,” the organization said on the Walla news website.
Many protests against Netanyahu are taking a position throughout Israel after a law was passed this week restricting protests over the blockade of the coronavirus.
New emergency measures prevent Israelis from traveling more than a mile from their homes to demonstrate and force protesters to remain socially remote as “capsules. “The adoption of the restrictions stifled weekly outdoor protests at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official apartment in Jerusalem during the Prime Minister’s indictment of corruption fees and pandemic control.
Along with smaller demonstrations across the country, a few hundred more people piled up in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square.
Black Flags, one of the teams leading the protests opposed to Netanyahu, accuses the government of obsessing over protests than focusing on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
“They silence the public reporting system . . . However, we will give up our freedom to make our voices heard,” the organization said on the Walla news website.