Deadline looming, White House sees spike in demand for at-home virus tests

[September 02, 2022]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said Americans have increased requests for at-home COVID-19 tests as the federal government prepares to stop providing free tests on Friday.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that "we're going to do everything we can to get people their tests."

(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Mark Porter)

A nasal swab is tested in a COVID-19 self testing kit provided by the District of Columbia government, which provides city residents four free take home tests per day, in this illustration taken January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Illustration

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