Comatose Sharon moved to long-term care clinic
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, comatose since suffering a stroke in January, was moved on Sunday from a Jerusalem hospital to a long-term care clinic near Tel Aviv, a hospital spokesman said.
Israel radio said one of Sharon's sons accompanied the 78-year-old ex-general in an ambulance from Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital to the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre at Tel Hashomer.
A Hadassah spokesman confirmed Sharon had been moved.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Sharon was categorised as being permanently incapacitated last month after suffering a brain haemorrhage on January 4. Chances of recovery for victims of such strokes, caused by bleeding in the brain, are slim.
His deputy, Ehud Olmert, took over as interim leader and formally assumed office this month after his Kadima party won most seats in March elections.
Israeli media said Sharon would be placed in a ward reserved for comatose patients where doctors would try to wean him off his respirator.
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