Israel sees overall drop in virus spread, spike in Haredi sector Health Ministry reports while the country's basic reproduction number (R) has fallen from 1.02 to 0.99, in the Haredi community the figure has climbed to 1.07; figures come amid major lifting of health curbs, some for first time since September Ynet | Published: 03.08.21 , 12:07 Israel on Monday saw its coronavirus spread drop in the general sector but spike in the ultra-Orthodox community. The Health Ministry said the country's overall basic reproduction number (R) has fallen from 1.02 to 0.99, while in the Haredi community...