Infection rate drops slightly to 5.44% compared to over 6% throughout last week; 104 patients connected to ventilators; cabinet to meet on reopening schools and vaccination of students during school hours
Health Ministry reports 421 patients are in serious condition, with 65 connected to ventilators; 96% of all coronavirus-related fatalities over the past 30 days were among over 60s; PM orders HMOs to prepare expansion of booster shot drive
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A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders, study shows
Findings published in Lancet Psychiatry journal, show that 34% of analyzed patients had been diagnosed with neurological or psychiatric illnesses within six months of contracting pathogen, including strokes and dementia
Reuters |
Published: 04.07.21 , 11:16
One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday.
Researchers who conducted the analysis said it was not clear how the virus was linked to psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression, but that these were the most common diagnoses among the 14 disorders they looked at.
Israel could have done more to keep COVID deaths down, health expert says
Prof. Galia Rahav, head of the Infectious Disease Unit and Laboratories at the Sheba Medical Center, tells Ynet the country is still not out of the woods, urges people to take extra precautions, especially during upcoming Passover holiday
Alexandra Lukash |
Published: 03.15.21 , 13:38
A day after Israel surpassed the grim milestone of 6,000 coronavirus deaths, a senior health expert said Monday the country could have done more to prevent the fatalities. We could have brought the number of dead down. We could have always done better, Prof. Galia Rahav, Head of the Infectious Disease Unit and Laboratories at the Sheba Medical Center told Ynet TV.