Israel: Ultra-Orthodox communities top coronavirus hot spots
The media outlets in Israel are busy these days, producing reports on sometimes harsh police measures against anti-government protesters and stories about Israeli officials defying their own lockdown rules. But as happened during the first lockdown, Israel's ultra-Orthodox — or Haredi — communities and their mass gatherings have also come under a lot of media scrutiny, with negative headlines dominating.
Since the first lockdown in March-April, Moshe Morgenstern has volunteered as a health coordinator in the municipality of Bnei Brak in addition to his main work as a lawyer.
Every morning, Moshe receives the total number of infections for this largely ultra-Orthodox city adjacent to Tel Aviv.
"Today we have — wait, wow, it doesn't look good — we have 883 new cases. Every day...