The young man, 20, lives alone • A social worker who is taking care of him is not infected because she went on video calls with him only

One of the Israeli corona patients: a 20-year-old soul-mate who lives alone in sheltered housing in Ashkelon. Fortunately, a social worker who takes care of him and is in advanced pregnancy fulfilled his manager's instructions to accompany him in video calls rather than in personal meetings - thus saving her from infection.

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During a video call on Sunday, the social worker identified psychotic symptoms and convinced the young man to go to the ER. Upon examination at the hospital, he was found positive to Corona and sent to solitary confinement in his apartment, accompanied by video calls and remote surveillance by social workers.

"Many hostels are currently working without adequate protection," the Social Workers' Association chairman, Inbal Hermoni said. Presumably some are in a risk group and once one person has the virus, the distribution to the other hostel and staff will be rapid, endangering all patients and impairing the staff's ability to respond. This situation is irresponsible and should be remedied as soon as possible. "

More on:

• The Corona Department for Mental Contestants will be established

• The moving guidelines: restricting traffic to 100 meters from home; Public transport will be canceled except for taxis

• Distribution of the infected: What ages lead?

• The IDF Corona Virus Laboratory was opened

Recently, some dedicated programs for escorting at-risk populations have been abolished by social workers who can help mediate the crisis and maintain public health.

As reported this week, Sheba Hospital has begun to set up an inpatient ward for mental health professionals who may need treatment or begin in Corona. The department will continue to provide psychiatric treatment alongside corona treatment to those patients.

Also in Kfar Shaul Hospital in Jerusalem, a psychiatric ward was evacuated in favor of psychiatric patients in need of isolation after contact with a patient or those returning from abroad.

In the meantime, Beer Ya'akov Hospital is hospitalized for a young woman who has returned from India and also needs psychiatric supervision.