Two nurses to light Independence Day torch for struggle against COVID-19
They will join Dr. Dror Dicker, head of the coronavirus ward at the Rabin Medical Center-Hasharon Campus in Petah Tikva.
By MOSHE COHEN/MAARIVA TORCH burns on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, 2017(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
In appreciation of the medical teams working on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic, two nurses were chosen to light an Independence Day torch.Nurse Narjas Abu Yamen, 54, is a resident of the village of Rameh in northern Israel, and has been working in her profession since 1989. During the coronavirus pandemic, she managed several different medical teams, and continued her regular nursing work all throughout.Maher Ibrahim, a resident of Daburiyya was moved to the coronavirus department at Emek Medical Center in Afula where he works.Dr. Dror Dicker, head of the coronavirus ward at the Rabin Medical Center-Hasharon Campus in Petah Tikva, was also chosen to light a torch during the country’s 73rd Independence Day ceremony.
