Health Ministry Deputy Director Prof. Itamar Grotto said on Monday that Israel ordered half a million test kits for the coronavirus in an effort to better map and monitor the spread of the virus.
"We ordered half a million test kits that should arrive from the United States," said Grotto. "We've managed to reach our destination of testing 5,000 people a day and we'll get to 7,000 tests this week. This number should be doubled by next week."