“This unit takes each individual sample and passes it via production, processing and decoding steps,” Dr Goldschmidt explained.
This model of testing allows a small number to be conducted in a short period, rather than a larger number over a longer time span, but Channel 12 said the cost of the tests is some four times greater than that of mass sampling technology.
As a result, they will be used only in particularly important areas of the hospital, such as maternity wards, accident and emergency units, and for testing admitted patients.
On Thursday, the Israeli Health and Defence Ministries announed that they had closed a deal with Israeli firm MyHeritage to perform 10,000 tests per day.
As of Friday, the confirmed number of coronavirus cases in Israel stood at 14,882 and the death toll at 193.
