With special equipment and accompanying medical staff • An Israeli who lives in Nigeria and has deteriorated in his condition will arrive on a special flight due to the fear of not receiving adequate medical
An 48-year-old Israeli who went to relocation in Nigeria in the last year as part of his job, was diagnosed as a Corona patient last week and is admitted to a local hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.
After worsening his medical condition in recent days, a conversation with the local physician raised the concern that the local hospital's ability to provide adequate medical care would be insufficient if the patient's condition worsened. At DavidShield, the insurer, which insures the Israeli, decided not to take any risks and contacted the Ministry of Health to obtain an exceptional flight permit for an active Corona patient.
The Nigerian hospital in which the Israeli patient is being treated said he did not have the means to provide optimal treatment after the patient's condition worsened and so the abnormal flight was decided. So far the state of Nigeria has reported about 10,000 infected and 273 people killed, reports that are apparently unreliable and due From a lack of tests and means of treatment.
For a flight scheduled to land tonight (Sunday) at Ben Gurion Airport, an ICU manager from one of the hospitals in Israel joined in with an operating room to accompany the patient during the flight. In order to prevent the crew from boarding the aircraft, the insurance company fitted the aircraft with an isolated stretcher and the aircraft crew The patient who is conscious and in stable condition will be transferred through MDA to continued treatment at Tel Hashomer Hospital, which knows the details of the case and coordinates with the insurance company and the Ministry of Health.
Alon Schatz, President of the DavidShiled Group and PassportCard: "Since the Corona crisis began, we have been working nights for days to provide our insureds abroad with the best care possible under the concern of exposure to hospitals and emergency rooms.
In the present case after talking to the patient and consulting with the treating medical staff, we realized that the state health system is not able to provide optimal medical care to the patient and so after having obtained and receiving the approval from all relevant parties, we decided to fly the Israeli to the country while still in the virus for continued hospital care. "
