US government to suspend free COVID-19 test orders next week

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US government to suspend free COVID-19 test orders next week
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Starting next week, Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests from a website set up by the US government due to limited supply. The COVIDTests.gov website, set up amid the Omicron variant surge, helped US households secure COVID-19 tests at no cost. President Joe Biden in Ja

Starting next week, Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests from a website set up by the US government due to limited supply.

The COVIDTests.gov website, set up amid the Omicron variant surge, helped US households secure COVID-19 tests at no cost. President Joe Biden in January pledged to procure 1 billion free tests for Americans, including 500 million available through the website.According to a notification on the website, the decision was made as"Congress hasn't provided additional funding to replenish the nation's stockpile of tests."

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