Coronavirus cluster found near Caesarea

A cluster of 31 people have been confirmed as infected with the coronavirus in the Arab village of Jisr az-Zarqa, near Caesarea, Channel 12 reports.

The figure represents 4% of 600 people tested in the fishing village with a population of some 13,000.

Jisr az-Zarqa is one of three towns self-isolating following the test results and are barring entry to outsiders due to safety concerns.

Jisr az-Zarqa, an Israeli Arab town on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. (Anat Hemrony/Flash90)

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