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Monday, March 16, 2020
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Man with coronavirus tries to break out of quarantine at hospital
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA man infected with the coronavirus tries to escape from quarantine at the hospital where he is receiving treatment.
Wolfson Medical Center in Holon says the patient was diagnosed with the virus after returning from Austria.
“After four days of hospitalization, he violently broke the window and burst through the doors of the quarantine room,” the hospital says in a statement. “After police forces arrived and with the help of the dedicated hospital staff, the patient was returned to his room, and afterward was brought to the quarantine department that was opened at the hospital.”
The hospital says attempts to violate quarantine endanger the medical staff and other patients.
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