From Knesset told on-the-spot tests for ‘tourism islands’ not yet ready
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA plan to declare Eilat and the Dead Sea as “tourism islands” during the coronavirus pandemic may face delay after the Knesset was told a system of on-the-spot virus tests called for by the proposal is not yet ready.
The government is hoping to aid ailing hotels with domestic tourism by allowing the relatively remote areas to reopen with a robust testing system.
However, health officials have informed a parliamentary panel that this apparatus still needs more time before it can become functional.
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