Bnei Brak expected to be declared virus ‘red zone’

The central Israel city of Bnei Brak is expected to be declared a coronavirus “red zone,” according to Hebrew-language reports.

The designation by the Health Ministry would mean gatherings would be restricted and schools closed, due to the large number of local COVID-19 cases.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews study in small groups at a Gur yeshiva in Bnei Brak, June 16, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

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