Why South Africa’s Jews Have Fared Better Than Most in Coronavirus Crisis
Only a handful of the 50,000-plus community have been infected so far, with South Africans citing luck and timing
Breaking:
- Israel's defense minister: Testing should be conducted by military, Defense Ministry (Haaretz)
- Iran says 4,332 dead, 68,192 confirmed cases of coronavirus (Reuters)
- Syrian gov't has registered 19 coronavirus cases in the country, Russian state media says (Reuters)
- Yemen confirms first coronavirus case (Reuters)
- Saudi, Russia agree record oil cut under U.S. pressure as demand crashes (Reuters)
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