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Monday, October 19, 2020
COVID testing down by 30% in virus hotspots — report
Coronavirus testing is down 30 percent in so-called “red” cities with high infection rates over the past week, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
That’s five times less than other parts of the country, it says.
The report, which says it’s a Health Ministry analysis of the data, could signal that the dramatically reduced daily tallies are a result of less testing.
Clalit Health Services workers take swab samples for preschool and daycare staff members at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site in the central city of Lod, October 16, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
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