Palestinian official Erekat undergoes bronchostomy

A doctor treating Palestinian official Saeb Erekat for COVID-19 performed a bronchostomy on Wednesday to examine the condition of his respiratory system, his daughter said.Salam Erekat said on Twitter that her father remained intubated and connected to an ECMO machine, which does the work of the lungs by transferring oxygen into blood.The hospital has said he is in critical but stable condition, and that its medical team is consulting with experts around the world to deal with the case.