The United States Health and Human Services Department said Monday it is delivering $11 billion in new funding to states and territories to help them test people for coronavirus.
Private First Class Armon Ramirez from the Texas National Guard is given hand sanitizer after testing people for Covid-19 in the parking lot of Memorial Swimming Pool on May 18, in El Paso, Texas. Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images
“This funding from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act will provide critical support to develop, purchase, administer, process, and analyze COVID-19 tests, conduct surveillance, trace contacts, and related activities,” HHS said in a statement.
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