Ultra-rich people ignore Israeli corona rules Abroad

A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews accompanies the funeral of an 89-year-old woman who died of the coronavirus. The ultra-Orthodox make up half the number of patients in Israeli hospitals.

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BNEI BRAK – It is conspicuously busy in the streets of Bnei Brak, Israel’s largest source of infection. The ultra-Orthodox community here does not rely on scientists and politicians, but on God. With dramatic consequences: Due to the high number of corona cases, the government plans to lock up the city, one of the most populous in the world.

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