Following the change in the guidelines and the unusual loads in the test complexes, the Ichilov WELL company announced today (Tuesday) that since the morning hours, an institutional antigen test has begun operating in Modiin.
The uniqueness of the complex is that it will operate 24 hours a day, which is expected to significantly alleviate the congestion in the various complexes.
According to the company, from 7:00 in the morning until 23:00, arrival at the complex will be without the need for early registration.
From 23:00 to 7:00 in the morning, arrival after pre-registration only.
Data presented last night at a briefing by reporters at the Home Front Command show that the investigation and laboratory systems were not strengthened during this period.
The capabilities of the State of Israel today are 250,000 PCR tests and another 200,000 institutional antigen tests.
Minister Horowitz presents the new test outline: "The omicron wave requires a change in perception and adjustments, saving waiting times" // Photo: Shmuel Buharis
In the last wave, the previous record set on New Year's Eve was broken, when 230,000 PCR tests were performed.
The Home Front Command noted that the congestion creates "traffic jams" in five laboratories with which the state works.
One of the tasks of Alon Headquarters is to regulate the load between the laboratories.
The average waiting time for a result today, when there are more than 200,000 tests, is 48 hours - but the goal is 24 hours, a goal that can be reached when there are up to 170,000 tests.
"These days are defined as a period of adaptation to the antigen, and yet a citizen who arrives at a sampling station can be sampled by PCR," the Home Front Command stressed, noting that at the moment the adaptation is not limited in time.
Meanwhile, morbidity data continue to break records.
37,847,000 infected were diagnosed yesterday with corona.
This is according to data published this morning on the website of the Ministry of Health.
The coefficient of infection now stands at 2.05.
Out of 359,628 tests yesterday - 11.38 percent were found positive.
There are currently 185,753 active carriers in Israel.
In terms of hospitalization data, 247 patients are in critical condition and 59 of them are respiratory.
A total of 1,445 people are hospitalized in Israel.
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