Prof. Grotto says lockdown should continue at least until downward trend in severe cases, responds to Liberman: 'We're not hiding details.'

President Biden appointed personal physician and army veteran, Kevin O'Connor, to the post of White House doctor, according to a report by The Hill.According to the report, O'Connor replaces Sean Conley, who "faced intense criticism" for his handling of Trump's coronavirus infection, claiming the President had not received supplemental oxygen, eventually disclosing Trump had received a small dose.

Ambassador Dovid Govrin will head the first Israeli mission in Morroco in twenty years.

Kann News reported that the Emirates have decided to open an embassy in Tel Aviv and hope national representative and staff will be sent over shortly."Referring to security threats to Israeli diplomats, Israel's ambassador to the Gulf state, Eitan Na'eh said he wasn't concerned. "It's like threats faced by Israeli diplomats anywhere else around the world," he was quoted as saying.

Reuters reported that Iranian and Panamanian tankers were "seized by Indonesian authorities for suspected illegal oil transfers."A spokesman for Indonesia's coast guard told the station that the vessels were caught transferring oil from Ine to the other, creating an oil spill during the operation.Iran asked for an explanation In the incident citing "technical issues" as the real reason behind the move.The report states that Iran has attempted to conceal the size and destination of its oil exports, skirting US sanctions.

Interior Security Minister Ohana spoke at a promotion ceremony to say that he expects equal enforcement measures towards all demographics and that everyone was fighting to preserve the public health.

A pipe bomb was discovered in the Shachmon neighborhood in Eilat. Police and firefighters are at the scene.

'Don't underestimate this killer disease,' says Tomer Hoffman, infected with virus: 'If you don't have to, don't go out.'