The Magen David Adom emergency service says its second drive-through coronavirus testing facility will open to the public later this evening in the northern city of Haifa.
The facility opens a day after the first such complex began receiving members of the public at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park.
The Haifa facility will operate 24/7 and be able to conduct up to 1,500 tests in a day, with results taking roughly 72 hours.
MDA is also planning on opening such facilities in the cities of Jerusalem, Petah Tikva and Beersheba in the coming days.
The facilities are only open to those who have received approval from their doctor, which will be sent in an SMS text message.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will reach 3,000 tests per day by Sunday and in the following days hit 5,000.
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