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Aliya Uteuova in New York

USPS to stop accepting orders for free Covid tests 8 March

The decision to suspend the program comes amid slowing case rates, but could still be distributed in the future, according to ASPR.
The decision to suspend the program comes amid slowing case rates, but could still be distributed in the future, according to ASPR. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

The US government will stop accepting orders for free at-home Covid-19 tests on Friday, 8 March.

Each household can still place an order until Friday for rapid coronavirus tests via the US Postal Service (USPS), according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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