Hinds: Free COVID-19 Testing Important Tool to Stop County Spread
The program was created in July as a way to provide cost-free surveillance testing to areas with high transmission rates of the novel coronavirus. Hinds said when it was announced over the summer, the Berkshire delegation was upset to see that there were not any sites in Berkshire County. The closest site for asymptomatic testing for some time was Springfield. "We felt it was important to make sure we had this type of a tool for the region," Hinds said. Berkshire Health Systems, in partnership with the state Department of Public Health, began offering the free testing of asymptomatic in...
Source: iberkshires.com