Inability to Wash Due to Illness

Question
A patient with COVID-19 is suffering from complications of the disease such as inflammation in the lungs, fatigue, and inability to stand, and she needs to wash for purification. What should she do?
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: If you are unable to perform ablution due to illness, you can perform tayammum for your worship, and God knows best.
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