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If you think that you might have COVID, you can now get a free at-home testing kit. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering these free at-home testing kits for those who are currently experiencing symptoms or those who believe they might've been exposed to the virus. In order to get the kit, you just have to visit the L.A. County Home Test Collection website and sign up. The testing kit will be sent to your house via FedEx and you'll get it delivered within two days after you order it. Once it arrives, take the test as soon as you can and all of the following steps below must be done on the same day you get your kit.
- Activate the test online
- Collect your own sample from your nose
- Package your sample in the pre-paid overnight envelope
- Call FedEx at 1-800-463-3339 to schedule a FedEx Pickup, or drop off the packaged sample back tothe Fulgent Genetics labvia FedEx express drop box.
Once the lab receives your sample, you'll get the results within 48 hours.
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