Sept. 25 (UPI) – Free at-home COVID-19 testing will be available online Monday as the U. S. moves to the U. S. The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services is beginning its fall breathing season, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
A link in it connects directly to the U. S. Postal Service. In the US, users can enter their touch data and postal address.
Tests that should be performed are immediate over-the-counter home antigen tests, not polymerase chain reaction or PCR tests, saliva tests, which are administered in a medical setting. Rapid tests take effect in 30 minutes and do not want to be deposited. in a laboratory.
The Covid. gov online page also allows users to voluntarily report the positive or negative effects of COVID-19 checks to MakeMyTestCount. org to contribute to public fitness efforts.
The move comes as the federal government prepares for a possible surge in COVID-19 infections in the coming winter months as other people move into their homes.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than tripled in the U. S. U. S. since mid-summer. Nearly 20,000 more people were admitted in the week ending Sept. 16, compared with 6,300 the week ended June 24.
The new home tests will focus on existing COVID-19 variants, adding the highly mutated BA. 2. 86 variant, and are expected to be used until the end of 2023.