As well-wishers collect in Annapolis on Wednesday for the inauguration of Gov.-elect Wes Moore and Lt. Gov.-elect Aruna Miller, the Maryland Division of Well being could have greater than 14,000 at-home COVID-19 exams available “to encourage Marylanders attending the occasion to remain COVIDReady by the winter,” the division stated Friday.
The historic inauguration of Moore, soon-to-be Maryland’s first Black governor, and Miller, who would be the first lady of coloration as lieutenant governor, will happen on the State Home on Wednesday.
Maryland Well being Secretary Dennis R. Schrader emphasised the significance of the capitol’s COVID testing web site, calling it “a necessary continuity of presidency service providing legislators and most people handy entry to each speedy and PCR testing.”
“We’re taking this chance to get at-home exams within the arms of as many Marylanders as attainable and emphasizing the significance of being COVIDReady by testing early and treating shortly to keep away from extreme COVID,” he added.
Pre-inauguration testing shall be accessible Tuesday from 8 a.m. to midday on the Division of Well being tent on the nook of Calvert and Bladen streets.
The division will hand out the at-home take a look at kits on Wednesday at tables exterior the take a look at web site.
Starting Wednesday, the take a look at web site shall be open Mondays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m. to accommodate lawmakers. Along with PCR and speedy antigen testing, the location additionally presents KN95 masks.
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