The man, 47, in serious condition and connected to the ACMU machine • It is unclear how he contracted, but it is known that the dead bodies of the virus were cleansed from the Kadisha company
First publication: An employee of a 47-year-old Kadisha company with no background illness, infected with the Corona virus and hospitalized in Ichilov Hospital in a very difficult condition. Following a deterioration in his condition, he was connected Monday to the ACMU device, which replaces heart and lung activity.
The 47-year-old, who, as mentioned, works for Kadisha, is engaged in the work of carrying out the deceased's purity, and among other things he also treated the deceased who found their death after being infected from Corona. At this point, it was not yet clear how he or she might have contracted the deadly virus, although there is a concern that he might have contracted his work.
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Meanwhile, positive news emerged earlier from Wolfson Hospital when a 45-year-old Corona patient, who was hospitalized without a background illness, regained consciousness after a lengthy 29-day treatment with the ACMU machine, but last Thursday he woke up and regained consciousness.
Dr. Hagai Dekel, Director of the Cardiac Surgery Department and Head of the Acampo at Wolfson Hospital, said: "We have very rich experience in using the Acu device for children and adults who need a connection to the device after heart surgery. In the Corona crisis and to save patients who need a device and actually save their lives. "
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On Monday, the Ministry of Health released updated data on the condition of the corona disease in Israel. According to the data, the number of corona victims has increased to 173, after a 90-year-old patient, who came from Yavneel's "Luxury" nursing home, died at the "They" medical center in Pardes Hanna after contracting the virus.
The Ministry of Health also showed that there was a slight increase in the number of patients enrolled - from 109 to 114, and an increase in the number of patients, which is now 150 compared to 146 as of yesterday evening. The figures also show that there has been an increase in the number of confirmed patients in Israel: 13,654 people compared to 13,491.