BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Dozens of people lined up on a cold Tuesday morning outside of Baltimore’s 22 Pratt Library locations to take a free COVID-19 home test, but many left empty-handed.
Library system monday announcement it will have quick test kits available at each of its locations while supplies run out. Each visitor is allowed two kits.
The line for free home COVID tests is located around the block at @prattlibrary in Hampden. They consistently deliver them in all of their 22 locations. pic.twitter.com/4RGFMh9oTL
– Sean Streicher (@SeanStreicher) December 21, 2021
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According to Pratt Library, people started queuing outside some branches a few hours before the doors opened at 10 a.m., and in some locations, “staff started doing early tests when it was clear goods that have exceeded the supply to avoid making customers suffer from cold.”
The program works in partnership with the City of Baltimore Health Department, which says it will make more announcements about the distribution of the test kits once available.
We DO NOT offer COVID-19 Home Test Kits at Pratt locations! For more information on how to take the COVID-19 test today, visit: https://t.co/ZMP8ngazdI @BMore_Healthy pic.twitter.com/k9IpUvXFhF
– Pratt Library (@prattlibrary) December 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the government will do 500 million quick home tests available for free for Americans as part of its Omicron plan. Biden said that, starting in January, Americans will be able to order rapid tests through a website and have them delivered free of charge.
To find testing locations in the City of Baltimore, visit coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov.
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/12/21/enoch-pratt-library-runs-out-of-free-covid-19-home-tests-within-hours/ Enoch Pratt Library Runs Out of Free Home COVID-19 Tests Within Hours – CBS Baltimore
