Joint List hits highs in final polls * Sanders would trounce Trump among Jews * Virus symptoms explained; Haifa sets up unit * Mt Hermon, a ski resort that shuts for snow

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Saturday, February 29, 2020 [Final surveys show ongoing deadlock, with Likud rise offset by strong Joint List]( By [TOI staff]( [Channel 12 poll shows Netanyahu gaining momentum, but right-Orthodox bloc still 3 short of majority; both TV polls put mainly Arab Joint List at new high with record 14-15 seats]( [Reports: PM working to discredit, possibly dismiss Mandelblit after election]( By [TOI staff]( [Bennett storms out of TV interview after feud with host over rocket statistics]( By [TOI staff]( [PM’s son in legal quarrel after tweet leads followers to harass young woman]( By [TOI staff]( Live updates [Joint List MK: We’re willing to do a great deal to topple Netanyahu]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Ahmad Tibi says party inching closer to goal of 15-16 seats in this week’s election, calls premier a ‘stumbling block that must be removed’]( [Liberman says Netanyahu told Jordan’s king that Israel won’t annex Jordan Valley]( By [TOI staff]( [Likud calls claims that the PM downplayed his vow of annexation as a campaign pledge ‘a complete lie’; Yisrael Beytenu head also rules out joining any coalition led by Netanyahu]( [PM met rabbi who reportedly recorded Gantz aide, day before tape emerged]( By [TOI staff]( [Labor head says he and Gantz will form minority gov’t backed by Liberman, Arabs]( By [TOI staff]( [Sanders would beat Trump 65-30% among US Jewish voters, new poll finds]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( [Jewish Electorate Institute survey finds that 91% of American Jews identify as pro-Israel, but Israel is not driving the community’s vote]( [A Jewish US president? Sanders, Bloomberg vie to break a barrier many don’t see]( By [Michael Mathes]( [Biden, Klobuchar to address AIPAC by video after group departs from 2016 rules]( By [JTA and TOI staff]( [Hundreds of US Jews sign public declaration of support for Elizabeth Warren]( By [PHILISSA CRAMER]( [Health Ministry orders Haifa hospital to set up special unit for coronavirus]( By [TOI staff]( [Rambam Medical Center stresses the move is strictly preparatory, in the event that the number of confirmed cases in Israel spikes]( [Health Ministry releases list of places visited by 2 Israelis with coronavirus]( By [TOI staff]( [Under his care / Israelis held in Japan with virus taught their doctor Hebrew]( By [TOI staff]( [Italian rabbis issue prayer for well-being of coronavirus patients]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( Explainer [What is COVID-19 and what should a person with symptoms do?]( By [AP and TOI staff]( [As number of new coronavirus cases rises worldwide, experts say death rate may turn out to be similar to seasonal flu, urge good hygiene to help prevent the pathogen’s spread]( [World Health Organization raises global virus risk to maximum level]( By [Dario Thuburn]( [Hong Kong pets face quarantine after dog tests positive for coronavirus]( By [AFP]( [Iranian death toll from coronavirus hits 43 as number of infections spikes]( By [Jon Gambrell]( [US states to get test kits as White House amps up virus effort]( By [Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE]( [Global coronavirus outbreak becoming test of Trump’s credibility and competence, as health officials scramble and number of US cases rises to 63]( [Trump accuses Democrats of ‘hoax’ for criticizing his virus plans]( By [KEVIN FREKING and DARLENE SUPERVILLE]( [Virus fear sparks global run on face masks, straining world supply]( By [DEE-ANN DURBIN, Anne D'Innocenzio and JOSEPH PISANI]( [Wall Street has worst week since 2008 as S&P 500 drops 11.5% amid virus spread]( By [ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. 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