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  • After ignoring warnings, Israeli ultra-Orthodox hit by virus

    Source: https://news.yahoo.com/ignoring-warn...064304057.html

    After ignoring warnings, Israeli ultra-Orthodox hit by virus
    ARIEL SCHALIT and ILAN BEN ZION
    ,Associated Press•April 3, 2020

    BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ignored pleas to stay home in the face of the coronavirus threat.

    By Friday, Bnei Brak had become the country's worst hot spot and now resembles a ghost town. The military will soon be sending troops in to assist local authorities. One expert estimated that nearly 40% of the city's population might already have been infected.

    The city has become a lightning rod for anger and frustration by some secular Israelis who allege insular Haredi communities — with disproportionately high numbers of confirmed cases — are undermining national efforts to contain the virus...
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