The U.S. Postal Service has delivered more than 270 mln at-home COVID-19 tests for free
The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it has delivered more than 270 million at-home COVID-19 test kits for free, as part of President Biden's plan. The deliveries are part of the 68 million test kit packages delivered, including a daily record of more than 6 million delivered on Feb. 22, as each test kit package includes four tests. The Post office said it takes an average of 1.2 days for a test kit packages to be delivered from the USPS to a home. "Strong interagency collaboration between the Postal Service, White House, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense has been a key factor in the success of this mission," the USPS said in a statement.
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