An Israeli woman in her 60s who returned from China four days ago was hospitalized today (Sunday) at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv for fear of contracting the Chinese coronavirus.
The woman suffered from a fever and signs of respiratory illness.
She was immediately transferred to isolation upon admission for fear of infection, where her condition improved. She was then transferred to isolation in an internal medicine ward.
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Her condition is currently being monitored continuously in the hospital.
Ichlov reported that the hospital prepared in advance for the exposure of the virus in Israel, and immediately activated all the necessary safety mechanisms and provided appropriate treatment, according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the Infectious Diseases Unit.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old Chinese worker was hospitalized this evening at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon in isolation, following suspicions that he was infected with the coronavirus.
This is an individual who worked at a construction site in Sderot. In recent weeks, he returned from a visit to his homeland. He does not have a fever, but the clinic in Sderot decided to send him to the hospital on suspicion of contracting the coronavirus.
