 FEBRUARY 27 • 2020 | 43

Hi-Tech Medicine
Israel prepares for coronavirus
patients with apps, robots.

 
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heba Medical Center at 
Tel HaShomer, Israel, 
is caring for 11 Israeli 
citizens who had been 
confined to the 
Diamond 
Princess cruise ship in Japan 
during past weeks who have 
not exhibited coronavirus 
symptoms. They arrived 
Feb. 21.
 At press time, one 
woman, who is in her 70s, 
has tested positive for the 
virus but has not yet shown 
symptoms. She is the wife 
of a patient who also tested 
positive. He, too, was on 
the Diamond Princess cruise 
ship and is currently being 
treated in Japan.
The Israelis will be 
quarantined for up to 
two weeks in an isolated 
complex off the main Sheba 
campus. 
Families are being 
housed nearby and can 
communicate with their 
loved ones via Facetime, 
Skype and WhatsApp. 
The hospital is fully 
prepared to treat any 

patients who develop 
coronavirus, according to a 
spokesperson. 
Sheba physicians and 
staff are using telemedicine, 
including a robot operated 
by doctors from a remote 
location that allows them to 
monitor patient vital signs, 
communicate with the 
patient and conduct basic 
check-ups. 
Datos, a mobile app, also 
will be used. The platform-
powered app will enable 
close remote monitoring, 
with patients continuously 
measuring and recording 
their body temperatures. 
The app also allows medical 
staff to have video calls 
with patients.
All patients will be given 
a hand-held device that 
includes a stethoscope, 
thermometer and more. 
Patients will fully examine 
themselves, with data going 
to the physicians. The 
device can also monitor the 
lungs, where the COVID-19 
virus strikes hardest. 

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

A typical room where a 
patient from the Diamond 
Princess cruise ship will 
stay while being cared for 
at Sheba Medical Center

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