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Care home refused free tests. Now, nearly everyone has virus

by Associated Press
| July 14, 2020 11:27 AM

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities.

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