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Sunday, April 5, 2020
Airport worker who was in serious condition, recovers from coronavirus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn airport worker who contracted coronavirus and was in serious condition has recovered from COVID-19, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital says.
Yehuda Dror had not been abroad or in knowing contact with anyone carrying the virus, so health authorities initially declined to test him for coronavirus, despite the fact that he worked at Ben Gurion Airport.
“Yehuda is already breathing independently and communicating with those around him. In the coming days, he will be the first to be admitted to the Coronavirus Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit which is opening at the medical center,” the hospital says.
בשורות טובות: יהודה דרור, עובד נתב"ג שהוגדר חולה מספר 62, החלים בבית החולים איכילוב מקורונה. דרור היה במצב קשה מאוד, והיום הוא כבר נושם עצמונית, מתקשר עם הסביבה ובימים הקרובים יתקבל ליחידה לשיקום נשימתי לחולי קורונה באיכילוב. @ynetalerts pic.twitter.com/u0qJ2zwtxU
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Dror’s condition initially deteriorated and he was under sedation and hooked up to a respirator. He was the second person in Israel with COVID-19 to be listed in serious condition. The other was a bus driver who has recovered and was released from the hospital last week.
The Times of Israel Community.