In the United States, the White House says it will increase federal support for COVID-19 testing in schools in order to keep them open amid the Omicron surge.
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- In the United States, the White House says it will increase federal support for COVID-19 testing in schools in order to keep them open amid the Omicron surge.
Jeff Zientis, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, said a dedicated stream of 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests will be made available to schools starting this month.
The initiative comes after Chicago public schools closed for days amid an impasse between teachers and officials over reopening policies.
