Partial lockdown remains in place, with people only allowed to leave home for work or other essentials; Health Ministry tells Israelis to continue keeping social distancing rules

Residents of ultra-Orthodox town will be allowed to leave for work or other essential matters, as rest of country emerges from four-days of banned travel between cities

Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center has 12 breathing machines and all are in use in the predominantly ultra-Orthodox city with a high rate of coronavirus infection

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Defense Ministry-led research shows three-quarters of capital's carriers live in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, recommends hardest-hit areas be isolated from other portions of city

Netanya man, 22, arrested by police in ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood of capital; cops put on full protective suits to detain him

Move would place ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in capital, handful of areas around the country on lockdown, though restrictions will be more lax than in hotspot Bnei Brak

Late night meeting also authorizes amendment to Basic Law of State Economy to allow country to tackle financial crisis brought on by virus restrictions

Cabinet expected to approve closure of several cities, Haredi parts of Jerusalem, on Sunday night or Monday; minister says it could be extended to whole country by Wednesday

Event, which usually draws thousands of pilgrims to commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, scaled back due to virus