The government of United States will launch a new website next Wednesday 19 in January that Americans can use to request at-home rapid COVID tests that will be free and they will be mailed to their addresses, senior White House officials said Friday. from 19 January, according to was reported.
Starting on that day, those who wish may order a test on the Internet on the page COVIDTests.gov, with a maximum of four free diagnostic tests per household, to guarantee a wide distribution. According to the government, all people need to enter the site to receive a COVID test is a name and address.
The Administration promises that shipments will be made within seven and twelve days after the order, and thanks to the agreement with the postal service, all shipments of coronavirus tests will be considered “first class” so that they arrive at the promised time.
That means that the first free COVID tests-19 will not be received until late January or early February, which will be too late to mitigate the peak of coronavirus cases of the Ómicron variant in many parts of the country. Still, the plan will allow Americans to have free trials available in the coming weeks and months. n provides on the other hand to enable a telephone line so that those who have difficulties accessing the internet can claim their tests through this way.
The government has promised to buy 1,000 million rapid home tests to supply all households in the country that claim them and to date the purchase of 420 million of the first 500 millions promised for January, according to information provided on Friday by the White House.
If you need a COVID test sooner
Starting Saturday, people will be able to get up to eight COVID tests per month, reimbursed through health insurance, if they go out and buy them on their own, either online or in stores.
“In the early days, we encouraged people to make sure they save their receipts as systems come online,” he said Friday a senior administration official.
The White House is also encouraging insurers to work with retailers and offer free coronavirus testing in advance for people who show their insurance cards, similar to how prescriptions can be filled at the pharmacy. These associations between insurers and retailers are still in process.
The United States is the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic with more than 64 million cases of COVID-04 and more than 847,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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