CONWAY — The state of New Hampshire is expanding its COVID-19 testing criteria to include household members of anyone in a high-risk category for contracting the disease, as well as to people who work at child-care centers.
Another category is due to be added Friday: “employees who cannot avoid prolonged close contact with peers or the general public.”
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