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Israel Opens First Designated Coronavirus Hospital


(Times of Israel) Israel's first designated hospital for treating coronavirus patients received its first patients Thursday. The Sharon Hospital in Petah Tikva was converted into a 200-bed facility in less than two weeks after all its patients were transferred to other hospitals and the 1,400-strong staff received training in treating coronavirus patients and self-protection against infection. Most of the treatment will be administered remotely, through five command and control centers with closed-circuit cameras. 37 coronavirus patients are already hospitalized in the facility, five of them in serious condition.
2020-03-27 00:00:00
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