An ultra-Orthodox Jewish town with one of the greatest rates of coronavirus cases in Israel has been placed under effective lockdown.
Citizens of Bnei Brak, just outside Tel Aviv, will only be enabled out in exceptional situations. Just some crucial employees will be allowed in.
A senior health official stated nearly 40%of the town’s 200,000 occupants most likely had the virus.
Overall, more than 7,000 Israelis have been infected and 37 have actually died.
Throughout the country, individuals have actually been informed to stay within a 100- metre (330 feet) radius of their homes; public events have been banned; and anybody going outdoors has been informed to cover their confront with a mask or headscarf.
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