covid-19 testing

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The federal government has ended the COVID-19 PHE, allowing insurance to charge for COVID testing in some cases.

As the year comes to an end, Michigan hospitals are dealing with a surge of viral illnesses. Today, we spoke with a specialist about the factors behind this.

Vacation plans? Travel plans? Here's what you need to know about COVID this summer. And what to expect in the fall.

Starting this week, Detroiters will be able to visit a city site, get tested for COVID-19, and receive treatment pills — all for free.

Detroit already has one rapid testing site at the Joseph Walker Williams Recreation Center. Mayor Mike Duggan said the city will now add another at Huntington Place (formerly the TCF Center). He said Detroit should have the capacity to test 1,000 people every day.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Department of Education outlined a series of COVID protection measures in a letter sent to school superintendents on Thursday. But the measures are recommendations, not mandates.

Many people in Michigan and nationwide have had to scramble to find COVID tests before gathering or traveling for the holidays. Experts say it’s a supply and demand issue with lots of contributing factors.

Soldiers and airmen have deployed as “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Teams” (CVTT) throughout the pandemic to long term care facilities, food banks, and health departments. But these events may mark a new phase: using troops to try to keep school doors open.

The state health department is trying to encourage more people to get tested for COVID-19 by making it convenient.The state is beginning to offer testing…