How to get your free COVID at-home tests

WASHINGTON — The federal government web site for men and women to ask for no cost COVID-19 at-property exams from the U.S. federal government is now accepting a third round of orders.

The White Household declared Tuesday that U.S. homes can ask for an additional eight free of charge at-residence checks to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Provider.

The announcement comes as coronavirus circumstances are soaring again in some locations of the state.

President Joe Biden dedicated in January to earning 1 billion assessments obtainable to the community absolutely free of cost, including 500 million accessible as a result of covidtests.gov. But just 350 million of the sum obtainable for purchasing on the net have been shipped to date to addresses throughout the continental U.S., its territories and abroad military bases, the White House stated.

People today who have difficulty getting on the web or want assist positioning an get can phone 1-800-232-0233 for help,

The 3rd spherical delivers to 16 the complete number of absolutely free tests out there to every single U.S. home since the plan started previously this year. Households were being qualified to get 4 exams through every single of two earlier rounds of buying through the website.

Biden has requested an more $22 billion from Congress to obtain vaccines and therapeutics to get ready for a fall spike in COVID-19 situations, but lawmakers have balked at the selling price tag.