Video from an event over Sukkot that surfaced today appears to show Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who recently contracted coronavirus, collapsing in his chair before the camera quickly moves aside.
The video of the 92-year-old Kanievsky, a leader of the non-Hasidic Lithuanian branch of ultra-Orthodox Judaism, was being livestreamed across Bnei Brak and other Haredi areas, according to Channel 12 news.
It was Kanievsky’s first public appearance since he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
The network quotes a statement on Kanievsky’s behalf asserting he was sneezing and that he wasn’t suffering from a shortness of breath.
On Friday, after the video was filmed, Kanievsky’s condition was reported to worsen.
Channel 12 notes that a photo of Kanievsky was published on Friday, but not last night.
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