Omicron spreads as free home tests are set to roll out
Starting Saturday, private insurers are required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home testing kits, while those without insurance can get a free kit from the federal government. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases rose by another 800,000 across the U.S. Hospitals are filling up even as deaths have risen at a slower pace. Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency room physician at Brigham and Women's hospital joins from Boston. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders