The United States Postal Service is now offering free sets of four at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free and there is no shipping cost.

To receive the free tests, visit covidtests.gov or special.usps.com/testkits. One set of four tests will be mailed out per address.

The free test kits are available one day ahead of schedule before the official launch of the national testing program on Wednesday, January 19. The Postal Service announced that the first batch of tests will be mailed out in late January.

The rapid antigen at-home tests can be taken anywhere, and will give results within 30 minutes with no lab drop-off required.

Lifestyle Editor Ken Abrams writes about music, the arts and more for What'sUpNewp. He is also an Editor and Writer for Hey Rhody Media. Ken DJ's "The Kingston Coffeehouse," a roots/folk/rock radio show every Tuesday, 6-9 PM on WRIU 90.3 FM. He is a former educator in the Scituate, RI school system where he taught Social Studies for over 30 years. He is on the board of the Rhode Island Folk Festival and Newport Live (formerly Common Fence Music), a non-profit that brings diverse musical acts to...