The infection in Ichilov was due to an oncology patient violating isolation, and did not report coming into contact with a verified patient • The hospital confirmed the details • The Internal Medicine Department was closed
Ichilov Hospital
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Joshua Joseph (Archive)
Corona virus spread in Israeli hospitals:
A doctor and five patients at Ichilov Hospital contracted
corona
from an oncology patient, who did not report coming into contact with a verified patient. Following the incident, Internal Medicine Department C was closed.
According to what is known at this stage, the patient violated isolation and arrived at the hospital about a week ago, when only yesterday it was revealed that she was a corona patient.
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Ichilov confirmed the details and noted that at this stage additional tests are being performed on the other patients and staff in the ward.
The circumstances of the infection have not yet been determined.