Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday the expansion of COVID-19 testing in the state.
Executive Order 2020-104 expands the type of medical personnel that can order a test and also creates a new category of testing sites that offer tests to anyone with reason to be tested and without charging an out-of-pocket cost.
“We need to keep working to expand testing, which is why it is crucial that Michiganders who have COVID-19 symptoms, even mild ones, or have been in contact with someone who has the virus can get tested,” Whitmer said in a release. “This Executive Order will pave the way for more community testing sites to open as we work towards our goal of 15,000 tests administered daily in Michigan. We owe it to the real heroes of this crisis — medical workers, first responders and other essential workers — to do what we can to stop the spread of the virus.”