Walz: Minnesota will offer mail-in saliva tests for virus
October 14, 2020 6:25AM CDT
Biochemical researcher Tiziana Alberio works on sample of saliva on a stripe at the Insubria university department of biomedical science and research in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Researchers at Insubria University come up with rapid salivary test methodology with 93% sensitivity rate to Coronavirus. The non invasive action could help screen large group of population before entering closed area such as cinemas, theaters or shopping centers. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov, Tim Walz says Minnesota will expand its offering of saliva tests for the coronavirus into a statewide mail-in program that will be free to all residents.
The state opened a saliva testing site in Duluth three weeks ago that has already conducted about 8,000 tests. It will open others starting Wednesday in Winona with more coming later in other cities.
But Walz says the state also plans to expand that strategy into a statewide program that, when fully implemented, would let any Minnesotan get tested without leaving home. Officials hope to have that up and running sometime in November.
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