The lab was opened at the Tzrifin Military Rabbinate in collaboration with the Ministry of Health • The newly opened lab has the ability to test hundreds of samples for infection in Corona a day

An IDF spokesman allowed the publication that on Tuesday, the IDF corona virus lab was opened at the Zarifin Military Rabbinate in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. The opened lab has the capability to test hundreds of corona samples in one day, with samples collected by dedicated mobile teams of military, logistics and medical corps.

IDF Corona Virus Lab // Photo: IDF Spokesman

For the purpose of operating the lab, a dedicated branch is established at the heart of the heart, to which servants with symptoms may require examination. The move is part of the IDF's preparations for the Corona virus and the steps taken by the medical corps and the military rabbinate to maintain the functional continuity and operational competence of the IDF, as well as part of the national assistance that the IDF currently provides to the civilian health system.

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Brigadier General Dr Trif Bader, Chief Medical Officer of the IDF, said: "We are proud of the strenuous work that has been done to convert the DNA lab into a laboratory capable of detecting the corona virus due to the strenuous work of the corps professionals. Significantly, the ability of the Medical Corps to respond to IDF positions is in the midst of this epidemic and contributes to the IDF's skills.

Brigadier General Rabbi Eyal Crim, the Chief Military Rabbi, said about the laboratory that was opened: "The military rabbinate is the body that trusts the routine and emergency of space treatment, including accurate identification. As part of this, the DNA Laboratory at the Military Rabbinate was established as an advanced complement to the existing means. Two weeks ago, the potential for converting the lab and its machinery to identify the corona virus was identified, and we will continue to assist in any task that is needed during these complex days. "