MDA israel

At the request of the Ministry of Health, this morning (Sunday) Magen David Adom opened 120 stands for a rapid test to detect the corona virus throughout the country.  The rapid tests are intended for those who are required to present a green mark and are not vaccinated or recovered from COVID. The rapid tests will provide a result within a quarter of an hour and will be updated in the Green Pass systems of the Ministry of Health and the HMOs.  The Minister of Health, Mr. Nitzan Horowitz, arrived this morning to the test stand at the Magen David Adom station in Jerusalem to take a closer look and be tested first.

A person required to take a rapid corona test will coordinate a digital appointment by calling *3101,by an automatic voicemail or via a text message link, and will arrive to perform the test at one of the Magen David Adom rapid test centers around the country. The rapid test cost is: 52 NIS.  The test results will be transferred to the Ministry of Health, the HMOs registry and the to the person himself in a text message, and will allow eligibility for a green pass for 24 hours in order to participate in public events in accordance with the green pass requirements that are updated from time to time, according to the Ministry of Health guidelines.  If the result of the test is positive - the person will be required, according to the Ministry of Health guidelines, to start self-quarantine and also perform a PCR test through the HMOs or at one of the test and drive complexes.

The list of the rapid test centers can be found at  the MDA website: https://www.mdais.org/101/stopcoronavirus

Mr. Nitzan Horowitz, Minister of Health: "I arrived here at the MDA station to undergo the first rapid examination.  For a year and a half of Corona we have been talking about rapid tests that will allow us to live alongside the Corona and here it is happening, starting this morning.  As you have seen, this is a simple - very effective procedure and from today everyone will be able to go to MDA stations and to other centers, get tested and get an answer within a quarter of an hour. The corona will not disappear from our lives soon. A Lockdown is a very difficult step with implementations on the economy and society, so I do not accept the arguments that a decision should be made on a lockdown right now. A lockdown is a last resort and as long as there is a chance to avoid it, we will do everything possible".

MDA Director General, Eli Bin: "The rapid tests will allow the citizens of the State of Israel to live in routine alongside the epidemic. These tests are performed at a very high level by skilled professionals who have been trained for this. We are prepared and ready to perform any task, we see it as our mission and as a national challenge. I thank the Minister of Health and the Ministry for the trust given to Magen David Adom."