Family says slight improvement in condition of Rabbi Chaim Druckman

The condition of Rabbi Chaim Druckman, one of the leading figures in the Religious Zionist community, has improved slightly since yesterday when he was taken to a Jerusalem hospital in serious condition after being diagnosed with the coronavirus, his family says.

“After a day of being unconscious, the rabbi even opened his eyes for a period of time and responded to questions by moving his head and hands,” the family says in a statement to journalists.

Druckman, who turned 90 last month, has been seriously ill for the past several days after contracting the coronavirus. As his condition deteriorated, he was brought to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem where he was sent to the intensive care ward.

Druckman’s family asks the public to pray for his health and has organized a special service to be held at the Western Wall tonight at 8:30 p.m.

“Despite the difficult situation, we believe and expect his salvation. The stabilizing of his medical condition and the slight improvement from yesterday, which seemed impossible, the prayers and the support from the entire Jewish people, the dedication and professionalism of the hospital staff — they give us strength and we are sure that they give the rabbi strength too,” the family says.