CDC offers free Covid tests for inbound travelers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated handing out free home testing kits to arriving passengers at some US airports.
Since earlier this week it begin giving away free test kits at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport, Miami, Chicago O’Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
The CDC plans to expand the giveaways to ore gateway airports as ‘it is critical that travelers get tested 3-5 days after travel to help identify imported cases of Covid-19 and stop the spread.’
CDC travel guidance says all air travelers should get tested within five days of entering the US.
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