US finalizing purchase of COVID tests, to be distributed for free – The Peninsula Qatar
- Date: 05-Jan-2022
- Source: The Peninsula Qatar
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Qatar
US finalizing purchase of COVID tests, to be distributed for free – The Peninsula Qatar
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is finalizing contracts for 500 million rapid COVID-19 tests that it plans to distribute for free to Americans who request them, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has swiftly spread across the United States since its detection on Dec. 1, replacing Delta as the dominant strain and sparking a new wave of infections that pushed recorded daily cases near the 1 million mark on Monday.
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