All clinics and primary-care providers should be able to collect samples for COVID-19 testing without Mississippi Department of Health approval, the State’s top health officials said Friday. But local clinics and hospitals demurred when the Jackson Free Press called seeking COVID-19 testing. From left: MDH Communications Director Liz Sharlot, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs and State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers.Photo by Nick Judin.