The Ministries of Health and Defense in the project: Tests for employees with results within only 10 minutes at the entrance to the building • The goal: an outline that will quickly return the economy to routine
The quick test
Photography:
Dudu Greenspan
In the news for employees - "Green building": At the
beginning of the week, a joint pilot began for the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defense, as part of which rapid inspections are carried out in an office building for the purpose of turning it into a corona-free building.
The tests, the results of which are obtained within 10 minutes, are done for all employees and also for the audience that comes to the place.
They are done at the entrance to the building and the answers arrive at the subject's cell phone.
The purpose of the pilot program is to examine an outline that will allow the economy to return to normal.
The outline is not only for government offices or businesses, but also (and mostly) for cultural and sporting events.
Corona testing complex in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood of Tel Aviv // Photo: Shmuel Buharis
Every person who enters the place is checked at a quick checkpoint.
Regular and cleaning workers are inspected once every two days.
At the same time, the employees of the place continue to observe all the rules of distance and hold meetings of no more than five people in the room.
The project takes place in the center of the Negev in Be'er Sheva, where the Bedouin Development and Settlement Authority in the Negev, the Israel Land Authority and the Sharia Court are located.
The place was chosen, among other things, because it continues to operate even during the days of closure, and being an essential place, also provides a service to the public.
The project is a joint venture between the Ministry of Health and the IDF's technology incubator, and the rapid tests are being carried out by Ichilov Hospital
.
In the near future it will be used for cultural and sports events, but for the purpose of the experiment we did not want to open places that are not currently open, "explains a senior official in the Ministry of Health.
Coming soon: "The Green Character"
In the coming week, the Ministry of Health is expected to present the opening outline, which will begin after the closure, and which will be named "The Green Character."
In discussions held yesterday with the local government center and with representatives of the cultural industry, various outlines were discussed, including the possibility of presenting a negative test result for Corona from the last 48 hours (for those who have not been vaccinated and are not recovering).
If the pilot that started this week proves to be successful, it will be possible to perform quick tests at the entrance to shows, events, etc.
