COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Gov. Henry McMaster has now given the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control authority to implement its COVID-19 school testing program.

<a href=”https://governor.sc.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/Executive-Orders/2020-11-25%20eFILED%20Executive%20Order%20No.%202020-73%20-%20Modifying%20%20Amending%20Emergency%20Measures.pdf” target=”_blank”>Executive Order 2020-73</a>, signed Wednesday, authorizes DHEC to implement the voluntary testing program at all public schools in the state.