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Health officials said concerned over lack of tests being conducted
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHealth officials tell Channel 12 that they are concerned over the insufficient number of COVID-19 tests being carried out on a daily basis.
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that the Health Ministry would reach 10,000 tests per day before expanding toward 20,000, the latest daily figures have lagged behind at just six and seven thousand.
This is due to a lack of materials necessary to carry out the tests, officials say, adding that the drive-through testing sites have decreased activity significantly as a result.
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