UMass Amherst making changes to COVID-19 testing program
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Published: Jul. 19, 2022 at 2:09 PM EDT
AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - UMass Amherst has announced an upcoming change to its COVID-19 testing on-campus.
The university said that starting Monday, August 1, PCR testing will now be available for those with symptoms or known exposures.
Elective PCR testing, such as a test needed for travel, will now cost $25.
UMass added that it will continue to provide free rapid at-home test kits available until their supplies run out.
Any member of the UMass community that tests positive for COVID-19 is asked to report their positive tests to testing@umass.edu.
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