From next month, 500 million quick “do it yourself” tests will be sent free of charge to citizens in the United States who request them, in an attempt to counter the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. President Joe Biden will announce it today, according to anticipations by the Guardian, which cites documents and sources from the White House. The novelty will be part of the plan that also provides for the Pentagon to deploy a thousand military personnel (doctors, nurses, paramedics and others) in the most troubled hospitals in January and February, that the Federal Agency for Emergency Management (Fema) increases capacity of hospitals where necessary.
According to the advances, Biden will not announce limits on meetings on holidays, will not impose vaccination obligations on internal flights and will not announce new lockdowns. Federal authorities said yesterday that the Omicron variant is dominant in the US, having affected three out of four infections last week. Citizens will be able to order ‘do it yourself’ tests online.