Israeli health minister urges quarantine on ultra-Orthodox city
Israel's Heath Ministry has urged Netanyahu to call for a lockdown in an ultra-Orthodox city overwhelmed by COVID-19.
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Israel’s top health authority has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to impose a lockdown on an ultra-Orthodox city overwhelmed by the fast-spreading novel coronavirus.
Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, has the second-highest rate of infections in the country, trailing only the capital Jerusalem. Positive tests for the virus in Bnei Brak jumped by 27.8% overnight Tuesday, according to the latest figures from Israel's Health Ministry.