Leader of Karlin-Stolin Hasidic sect said hospitalized with COVID-19

The leader of the Karlin-Stolin Hasidic dynasty, Boruch Meir Yaakov Shochet, is hospitalized with COVID-19.

He has been taken to the Laniado Medical Center in Netanya, the Behadrey Haredim news site says.

The community message urges all to follow the health restrictions. The Hasidic group has closed all of its synagogues and learning centers amid the pandemic, with its religious leader ordering all to strictly follow the rules and wear masks, according to the Haredi site.

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