WASHINGTON – Americans will be able to start requesting rapid home diagnostic tests for COVID starting next January 19, as reported this Friday from the White House.
Starting on that day, those who wish may order an online test on the COVIDTests.gov page, with a maximum of four diagnostic tests per household, to guarantee extensive distribution.
The Administration promises that the shipments will be made within seven and 12 days after the order, and thanks to the agreement with the US postal service all shipments will be considered “first class” so that they arrive in the promised time.
The Administration chaired Joe Biden also plans to open a line so that those who have difficulties accessing the internet can request their tests through this channel.
The Government has promised to buy ar 1,000 million rapid home tests to supply all households in the country that claim and to date the purchase of 420 million of the first 500 million promised for January has already been signed, according to information provided this Friday by the White House.
EE.UU. is the country most affected by the pandemic with more than 64 million cases of COVID and more than 847,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.