The Fight Against COVID-19: Increasing Testing & PPE Decontamination

Missouri is making big strides in the fight against COVID-19 this week. During his press conference on Wednesday, Governor Parson said that the state would be opening up COVID-19 testing to more people, and would also be deploying a decontamination system for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 

The system, which is completely funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, uses hydrogen peroxide vapor to disinfect N95 protective masks. Masks can safely be reused up to 20 times using this process, according to Missouri HealthNet director Todd Richardson.

Read more about the PPE decontamination system and expanded COVID-19 testing in this article from the Columbia Missourian.