(Times of Israel) Israel's Maccabi HMO has started using a special ultrasound test that scans lungs and detects effects typically caused by Covid-19, Channel 12 reported. The small, portable ultrasound kit called "Focus" has helped discover several asymptomatic patients, and several who had tested negative and were re-diagnosed with Covid-19. "This capability allows us to locate the disease, especially in outbreak areas, even in people who seem to be completely healthy," said Dr. Sharon Hermoni-Alon, head of family medicine at Maccabi.
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