Linsey Jones, a medical assistant working at a drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic, wears an N95 mask, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Puyallup, Wash., south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

White House to distribute 400 million N95 masks for free

[ad_1] To help combat the widespread omicron variant, the Biden administration will make 400 million non-surgical N95 masks available to Americans for free “at tens of thousands of convenient locations nationwide,” according to a White House official. What You Need To Know The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will make available 400 million N95 […]

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Free Covid tests: Website for ordering at-home tests is up and running

Free Covid tests: Website for ordering at-home tests is up and running

[ad_1] White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday that the government website to order free Covid-19 tests is up and running as part of a “beta phase” ahead of the government website’s formal rollout Wednesday morning. “COVIDtests.gov is in the beta phase right now, which is a standard part of the process typically as […]

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Springfield-Greene County Health Dept. makes surgical masks available for free

Springfield-Greene County Health Dept. makes surgical masks available for free

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/news release from Springfield-Greene Co. Health Dept.) – As the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 makes its way through Greene County, having access to high-quality face masks may not be possible for many members of our community. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department partnered with local organizations to distribute 50,000 surgical masks […]

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Covid-19 news live updates: vaccine mandate, Omicron symptoms, cases, free testing, quarantine...

Covid-19 news live updates: vaccine mandate, Omicron symptoms, cases, free testing, quarantine…

[ad_1] Beijing Omicron outbreak prompts temple closures China reported 65 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases for 15 January, including the first Omicron case in Beijing, just weeks from the start of the city’s Winter Olympic Games on 4 February and the country’s Lunar New Year holiday. That was down from 104 comparable cases a day earlier, […]

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