Coronavirus Testing

Missourians are encouraged to use tests obtained through the state before processing ends after March 31.

Documents show that by mid-March, Missouri’s public health agencies would transition to treat the virus as endemic, like it does the seasonal flu, without daily reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

The Illinois Department of Public Health runs a legitimate COVID-19 testing site at St. Clair Square, but another site popped up without permission.

St. Louis-area testing sites are reporting a spike in demand before the holiday weekend, and clinic operators say it may be difficult for residents to find an appointment.

The U.S. government will buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.

The operators of Off Broadway, the Pageant, the Sinkhole and Red Flag put the requirements in place this week. Pageant and Delmar Hall Managing Partner Patrick Hagin said they aim to protect their patrons, staff and touring musicians until more people are vaccinated.

Washington University researchers are working with the National Institutes of Health to provide five St. Louis County school districts free saliva testing for the coronavirus. The RADx-Up research program set up drive-thru testing sites on school campuses throughout the Normandy, Jennings, Pattonville, University City and Ferguson-Florissant school districts.

Researchers at Washington University have identified a coronavirus mutation among a small number of patients that can affect the reliability of certain COVID-19 tests.

They’re crossing over the Mississippi River for many reasons, but mostly to find faster, cheaper and more consistent testing options.