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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 15, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee today announced the launch of an expanded COVID-19 testing effort that will enable any Tennessean, regardless of symptoms, to be tested for the virus for free, the Tennessean reports. Drive-through testing will be available this Saturday and Sunday at 15 sites across the state operated by the Tennessee National Guard. Sites also will offer testing the weekends of April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3. The move is part of the governor’s effort to re-open the state for business. In a call with lawmakers today, the governor said he plans to take measured steps to re-open parts of the economy sometime in May, saying the state "can't shut our economy down for months on end." Chattanooga Times Free Press has more on that story.