Virus czar wants to remove 4 ultra-Orthodox areas from hotspot list

Coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu wants to ease lockdown restrictions in areas that were previously flagged as hotspots as the coronavirus infection rates there improve, Hebrew media reports say.

The cities and towns are Rechasim, Modiin Illit, Beitar Illit and the Kiryat Mattesdorf neighborhood of Jerusalem, all ultra-Orthodox majority areas.

As some lockdown rules were eased Sunday around the country, these areas remained under a nearly full closure until at least midnight Wednesday, though kindergartens, preschools and daycares were permitted to reopen. The other red zones include Bnei Brak south of Jabotinsky Street, Elad and the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ramat Shlomo, Ramat Eshkol, and Maalot Dafna.

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