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Israel Health Ministry Begins Covid-19 Antibody Testing

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Israel’s Health Ministry began serological testing for coronavirus on Sunday, officials said, amid concerns that a new wave of the pandemic may be starting.

The first tests were conducted on foreign workers, and will soon be expanded to the general population, the officials said at the Jerusalem briefing. The purpose of the tests is to determine how much of the population has already been infected and developed antibodies.