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11 More Free COVID Testing Sites Opening Next Week; Mail-In Test Program Now Statewide

On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Health announced where 11 more free "no barrier" testing sites will open next week.

(CBS News)

By WCCO-TV

November 12, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota continues to aggressively expand testing as COVID-19 cases surge across the state.

On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Health announced where 11 more free “no barrier” testing sites will open next week. Additionally, they said that the state’s mail-in saliva test program is now available statewide. (To request a free mail-in test, click here.)

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Ten of the “no barrier” testing sites will open at Minnesota National Guard armories. These sites will be open three to five days a week at least through the end of the year. Some of the sites will offer nasal swab tests, others will have the less invasive saliva tests.

Read more at CBS Minnesota