Israeli policemen walk down a street as they enforce government restrictions to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week tightened a national stay-at-home policy, saying police would enforce restrictions, in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An analysis of coronavirus patients' voices could yield a "vocal fingerprint" to help detect COVID-19 symptoms in others and prioritise testing and treatment, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Starting this week, an Israeli startup company working with hospitals and academic institutions will sample voices of confirmed coronavirus patients through a mobile application in a research project led by the ministry.
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