Category: COVID 19 Tests

California Sends 14 Million COVID-19 Tests to Schools

SACRAMENTO—As students and staff return from Spring Break, Gov. Gavin Newsom over the past month deployed 14.3 million COVID-19 at-home tests to halt outbreaks. With roughly 7.2 million students and staff in the state, according to the governor’s office, the test will be distributed to all public and private schools in the state. “California is…


Wanted: Man Who Allegedly Stole $1 Million Worth of COVID-19 Tests

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Authorities are seeking a Southern California warehouse manager who is accused of stealing more than $1 million worth of COVID-19 tests from his employer’s clinic. Carlitos Peralta, 33, had access to his employer’s shipping and delivery system, according to Santa Ana police. His employer has seven warehouses nationwide that are used to store…


Medicare Opens Up Access to Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Medicare will cover up to eight free tests per month, starting in early spring. The tests will be handed out at participating…


Beijing Olympics Competitors to Face Daily COVID-19 Tests, Remain in Closed Loop

BEIJING—Competitors in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be subject to daily tests for COVID-19 and will be required to remain in a closed loop that includes transport between the various games venues, organizers said in guidelines released on Monday. The Chinese regime has already said international spectators will not be allowed to enter the…


Air Travellers Will Soon Have to Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Arrival in Canada

OTTAWA—The federal government says it plans to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before landing in Canada in response to concerns that people vacationing abroad could bring the novel coronavirus home with them. Cabinet ministers met Wednesday morning following criticism from the premiers of Canada’s two largest provinces that federal efforts at the…