The government is slated to hold a conference call on Thursday at 4:30 pm, during which Knesset ministers will be asked to impose strict traffic restrictions on the city of Bnei Brak.
Regulations presented to the ministers would define Bnei Brak as a "restricted area" - placing restrictions on resident movements, and banning civilians from leaving their homes.
Earlier, Director of Maccabi Health Services, Professor Ran Saar, reported to the Knesset's Coronavirus Committee that over a third of Bnei Brak residents could be infected with the coronavirus.
"Around half of Bnei Brak's residents belong to the Maccabi health fund," he said. "According to our data and estimates, around 38% of the city's residents are already infected with coronavirus, which translates to around 75,000 people."
"I hope the government will send a large police contingent to the city before Pesach in order to prevent the situation from deteriorating any further," he added. "There is a relatively large proportion of elderly in Bnei Brak who are especially vulnerable to coronavirus and we could find ourselves with a large number of dead if emergency measures are not taken."
Around 200,000 people live in Bnei Brak which has a population density of around 73,000 people per square mile. By contrast, nearby Tel Aviv has a population density of just 20,000 people per square mile.