CONWAY — Next week, Memorial Hospital will start offering COVID-19 tests for people who are not experiencing any symptoms of the disease. The testing begins Monday, Aug. 10, by appointment only.
At Gov. Chris Sununu’s news conference Thursday, it was announced that 19 hospitals in New Hampshire, including Memorial, will begin providing the community-based testing. Others include Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro and Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin.
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If you have no symptoms, why do you need a test?
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