Health Ministry official dismisses reports that testing labs have been closed on Shabbat

Sigal Sadetzki, head of public health at the Health Ministry, dismisses reports that testing labs have been closed on Shabbat.

She says that seven of 21 labs continued operating on Friday and 14 are operating today. She tells Channel 12 that those which were not operating were only set up on Thursday and were still preparing to get off the ground.

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