The Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Yoel, Grand Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum, has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a report published by the hareidi Kikar HaShabbat website.
One of the Rebbe’s aides has also tested positive for the virus, and unconfirmed reports claim several Chassidic Rebbes of other communities have tested positive as well.