Bennett: We will provide free test kits to students, test prices will drop in the near future

The government is expected to approve an extension and update of a series of regulations relating to dealing with the epidemic.

As part of the fight against the virus, ministers will approve a bill that would also allow paramedics to perform blood tests in patients' homes, and not just doctors and nurses as the law currently allows.

Bennett at the beginning of the meeting: "The market will be flooded with millions of kits"

Tal Shalev and Meirav Cohen

09/01/2022

Sunday, 09 January 2022, 11:18 Updated: 11:37

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In the video: Bennett: We will provide free tests for students, test prices will drop soon (GPO)

The government convenes this morning (Sunday) for its weekly meeting, against the background of the spread of the Omikron wave.

At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that antigen test kits would be provided free of charge to students.

"We are attentive to the plight of the public, we have taken care to move inventories and kits will be used to ease the burden on parents."

Ministers are expected to approve in an expedited procedure a bill that would allow paramedics to perform blood tests in patients' homes, as part of the fight in Corona.

Currently, only a doctor, brother and nurse are allowed by law to provide care at the patient's home.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz is currently promoting a law that will expand the list of entities authorized to provide home care by order of doctors and allow paramedics and venous blood vessels to perform blood tests in homes.

In addition, cabinet ministers will receive an overview from Corona projector Salman Zarqa about the spread of the omicron, and will approve an extension and update of a series of regulations relating to dealing with the plague.

Among other things, the ministers will extend the validity of regulations that apply a green mark and a purple mark in trade, regulations concerning the inspection policy of air crew members, and regulations that authorize technological supervision for unvaccinated insulation debtors returning from abroad. Consents to electronic supervision through the contract, will be charged for isolation in the motel.

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"Act to reduce testing costs."

Queue for corona tests at Habima, Friday (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The Labor Party issued a statement ahead of the cabinet meeting calling for a change in testing policies and subsidizing them for the public: A fair test outline for the public as well as a return to allow the PCR test outline that was activated together with the IDF in previous waves.

" To lower prices and in contacts with other stores. Prices will go down because the market will be flooded with millions of kits. "

The government is also expected to approve today the reform in early childhood and the transfer of responsibility for day care to the Ministry of Education.

Education Minister Yifat Shasha Bitton's plan was approved as early as July, but is now entering the practical phase in coordination with the Ministries of Finance and Economy.

The proposal that will be approved today includes clauses designed to ensure the quality of the activity of the educational frameworks.

Among the sections: changing the standard of care between caregivers and toddlers, depending on the age of the toddlers, assigning standards to supervisors, external controllers and safety consultants who will monitor the health, health and mental and physical well-being of the toddlers.

In addition, training, guidance and accompaniment of the Ministry of Education for the therapeutic-educational staff in the day care centers will be approved.

The plan also includes a budget increase of NIS 240 million in the budget base of the Ministry of Education, and NIS 600 million for the construction of 180 new dormitories.

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