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Feds to ship fast COVID-19 tests to assisted living sites

by Associated Press
| September 1, 2020 2:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal official said Tuesday the government plans to ship rapid coronavirus tests to assisted living facilities, moving to fill a testing gap for older adults who don’t need the constant attention of a nursing home.

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