State dedicating 1 million COVID-19 rapid tests for small businesses (Source: Foto de archivo) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | January 22, 2021 at 11:53 AM CST - Updated January 22 at 11:53 AM
From the Office of Gov. Greg Abbott
AUSTIN, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) today announced the expansion of the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for front line workers at Texas small businesses by dedicating 1 million BinaxNow Rapid Tests to the program. The COVID-19 Small Business Rapid Testing Program launched in December as a pilot program and has helped small businesses throughout the state conduct rapid tests on employees to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Small businesses in Texas can apply to COVID-19 rapid testing program
By Lauren Reid
AUSTIN, Texas - Are you a small business owner? Would you conduct rapid tests on your employees if you could? A program has just been expanded to help small businesses throughout Texas do just that.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced today that one million BinaxNow rapid tests have been dedicated to frontline workers working at Texas small businesses via the COVID-19 Small Business Rapid Testing Program.
Through the program, TDEM will provide local Chamber of Commerce organizations with COVID-19 testing supplies that will then be allocated to local small businesses that choose to participate in the program. Small businesses can then administer these tests to employees who choose to participate.