""Conscious and stable, hoping for the best": Deterioration in Rabbi Chaim Druckman's condition

December 11, 2022   

Rabbi Chaim Druckman, the elder of the religious Zionist rabbis, is in "unconsciousness" and is being treated by doctors at his home after contracting the coronavirus. The 90-year-old rabbi's health condition has worsened after testing positive for the coronavirus last Friday. "He is unconscious and stable," a family member said. "We hope for the best. It's difficult for us to assess beyond that." His family told Channel 7: "There has been no change since Shabbat. The rabbi is very weak, is being treated at home, and is receiving supportive care and anti-corona medication. We would be happy for the people of Israel to continue to pray for the recovery of Rabbi Chaim Meir ben Milka." An official update on his condition this evening (Sunday) stated: "Last Friday, the rabbi did not feel well, and after various tests, including a coronavirus test, it turned out that the rabbi was positive for coronavirus. The rabbi is at home and is being treated by the team of doctors who accompany the rabbi on a routine and emergency basis. The treatment includes administering oxygen, fluids and various medications recommended by the doctors to treat the coronavirus. "According to the doctors treating the rabbi, the rabbi is defined as being in serious and stable condition, the same condition in which the rabbi has been since Saturday morning." Rabbi Druckman fell ill with coronavirus last February and recovered. In the past year, he suffered from medical problems and was hospitalized several times. Last week, he felt unwell - and in a home test he did, he tested positive for the virus for the second time. MK Bezalel Smotrich tweeted: "Together with the entire Jewish people, we pray for the complete recovery of our teacher and rabbi, the elder of the rabbis of religious Zionism, Rabbi Chaim Druckman, may God have mercy on him." MK Ofir Sofer also wrote that he "prays "For his healing.".