North Korea’s admission that it is battling an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak raised concerns that the virus could devastate a country with an under-resourced health system, limited testing capabilities, and no vaccine program.
U.S. households can order four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the website COVIDTests.gov starting on Jan. 19 with shipping expected within seven to 12 days of ordering, the White House said on Jan. 14.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Siemens Healthineers’ CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test, providing nationwide access to a new at-home or over-the-counter self-test as Covid-19 testing needs continue to grow for individuals, families and businesses.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first Covid-19 self-testing kit for home use that provides results within 30 minutes.
