By Teaganne Finn -
NBC News
The federal government's website to request the delivery of rapid COVID-19 tests to homes in the United States became operational this Tuesday, one day earlier than announced by the White House, at the internet address https:// www.covidtests.gov/
A message on the web explains: "Each household in the United States can request four free tests for COVID-19 at home. The tests are completely free."
"Order your tests now so you have them when you need them," he adds.
The website requests only the name and address of the person requesting it, and no other additional data;
that is, the immigration status does not matter and the information cannot be shared with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) or other agencies.
Each household can order up to four kits. Tom Williams/Getty Images
Those who order the tests should take into account that they can take between 7 and 12 days to arrive at homes, although they will be sent by first class mail by the Postal Service.
The Government has bought 500 million rapid tests to be able to send them to homes, and the president, Joe Biden, promised this week to acquire 500 million more, arguing that they are a key tool to face the wave of cases caused by the coronavirus. omicron variant, which has triggered the number of infections in the country above 63 million, and is putting hospitals against the wall, collapsing, and increasing deaths.
