Jerusalem said to return machines purchased from BGI for $25 million after HMOs say they can't use them, presenting obstacle to plans to expand daily tests to 20,000

Jonathan Gootenberg and Omar Abudayyeh are now the only researchers allowed inside the McGovern Institute, working relentlessly on an efficient, inexpensive test kit for COVID-19

Tal Lee volunteers to administer up to 300 tests daily as part of an initiative to combat disproportionately high COVID-19 death rates in the African-American community

Health Ministry and HMOs don't know when serological testing will begin to better monitor COVID-19 infection rates -- and prepare for a potential second wave

Sorrento Therapeutics claims an antibody it is developing showed '100% inhibition' of coronavirus in preclinical studies

Maccabi HMO reported to operate quick test that helps discover asymptomatic patients, first in COVID-19 hotspots and soon throughout the country

Pilot program to take place in badly hit city ahead of widespread blood tests amid concerns of a second wave of coronavirus infections

Health Ministry director Bar-Siman-Tov tells New York Times that widespread blood tests will allow Israel to 'get ready for the next wave' of COVID-19

Health Ministry said intending to focus first on virus hotspots, medics and policemen for serological tests, aimed at determining asymptomatic infection rates

Scientists say analyzing sewage from across the nation can help pinpoint infection areas and nip new cases in the bud