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The Wisconsin DHS relaunched the Testing Pilot Program, now referred to as the Community Testing Support Program.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today the relaunch of the Testing Pilot Program, now referred to as the Community Testing Support Program, to support entities across Wisconsin in offering local, convenient COVID-19 testing. This program will provide approved applicants with free testing supplies and courier services through contracted vendors, as well as reimbursement for specimen collection. 

JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Alberta is increasing the mandatory quarantine period for people who live with someone who has tested positive for a COVID-19 variant to 24 days from the current 14. The new quarantine rules will be the strictest in Canada, where the number of variant cases identified has been growing, including more than 50 in Alberta. “We are being extra cautious to reduce the chance of infection spreading widely into the community,” Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health...

From Staff Reports Jan 23, 2021 Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management Friday, Jan. 22, announced the expansion of the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for front line workers at Texas small businesses by dedicating one 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...

Governor Abbott expands COVID-19 rapid testing program for front line workers of small businesses Gov. Abbott (Source: Office of the Texas Governor) By KCBD Staff | January 22, 2021 at 11:20 AM CST - Updated January 24 at 11:22 AM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management 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 ...

Governor Abbott, TDEM expand COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for workers of small businesses Source: AP Photo/LM Otero, File Source: AP Photo/LM Otero, File Posted at 11:17 AM, Jan 22, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-22 12:17:14-05 Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced the expansion of the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for front line workers at Texas small businesses. The expansion will be dedicating 1 million BinaxNow Rapid Tests to the program. T...

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 progr...

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 Ra...