Vaccine and mask mandates still in place for local spirit games at Spokane Arena

Vaccine and mask mandates still in place for local spirit games at Spokane Arena

[ad_1] The high school spirit games are on next week at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and the crowds are expected to be large, boisterous and fun. But to get into the boys and girls basketball games, fans will need to be ready to show proof of being fully vaccinated or produce an acceptable 72-hour negative […]

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Tonga goes into Covid-19 lockdown after recording first local cases weeks after volcanic eruption and tsunami

Tonga goes into Covid-19 lockdown after recording first local cases weeks after volcanic eruption and tsunami

[ad_1] Two positive cases were discovered among front line workers at a port in the capital Nuku’alofa, where aid continues to flow in to help with recovery efforts, Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni announced in a press conference, according to local media Matangi Tonga. Tonga was one of only a small number of countries not […]

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Loudoun Supervisors Aim to End to Mask Mandate, Local Emergency

Loudoun Supervisors Aim to End to Mask Mandate, Local Emergency

[ad_1] Loudoun County supervisors are looking toward an end to required masking in county facilities and the two-year-long state of local emergency as the latest surge of COVID-19 infections shows signs of subsiding. Loudoun is ahead of the curve compared to the commonwealth at-large in more than one way—the county has one of the state’s […]

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Local nonprofit provides free at-home COVID-19 test kits and N95 masks

Local nonprofit provides free at-home COVID-19 test kits and N95 masks

[ad_1] GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – As we all continue to navigate through the omicron variant surge, a local nonprofit is going above and beyond to provide COVID-19 supplies to those who need it most. On Monday morning, boxes upon boxes of COVID-19 supplies were on display in front of Joy Soup Kitchen in Greenville. Visitors […]

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SU left students studying abroad in the dark regarding omicron

Local hospitalization, death rates must dictate SU’s COVID-19 protocol

[ad_1] Now that students are back to campus for the spring semester, we’re seeing a spike in COVID-19 omicron variant cases. This could lead to the university shutting down parts of campus, including moving classes online, like many other schools have done. Syracuse University should not make these decisions simply based on the raw number […]

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Local health experts see an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests

Local health experts see an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests

[ad_1] WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)– Health experts say they are seeing a new tendency, an increase in false-negative COVID-19 rapid tests. This week KSN News talked with a local advanced nurse to learn more. Luisa Taylor works for Free State Health Care and says since winter break the spike in false-negative rapid tests has increased significantly. […]

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Hillsborough County - Hillsborough COVID-19 State of Local Emergency Extended Through Jan. 27

Hillsborough County – Hillsborough COVID-19 State of Local Emergency Extended Through Feb. 3

[ad_1] Posted January 27, 2022 | 3:33 PM OVID-19 coronavirus Update No. 362 Hillsborough County, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2022) – Hillsborough County’s state of local emergency enacted in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is extended for another seven-day period. Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an extension of the declaration under authority […]

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McDowell COVID-19 update: 1,105 in quarantine, three more deaths | Local News

McDowell COVID-19 update: 1,105 in quarantine, three more deaths | Local News

[ad_1] • McDowell Medical Associates: (828)652-8727, 2293 Sugar Hill Rd, Marion, NC • Mission My Care Now: (828)652-1400, 430 Rankin Dr, Marion, NC • Lake James Urgent Care: (828)707-7272 COVID-19 Vaccine Information: Upcoming vaccination locations and hours can be found by visiting: http://www.mcdowellem.com/testing-and-vaccinations.html The COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center (828-803-4552) is staffed from 8:30 a.m. to […]

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Despite COVID-19 requirement, Brookfield first selectman doesn’t wear mask in local schools

Despite COVID-19 requirement, Brookfield first selectman doesn’t wear mask in local schools

[ad_1] BROOKFIELD — First Selectman Tara Carr is facing criticism after she was photographed at a youth basketball game this past weekend in a local school without wearing a mask and following the state’s executive orders tied to COVID-19. Carr, a Republican who was elected in November, acknowledged she did not wear a mask while […]

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Some local businesses keep mask requirements as COVID-19 cases surge

Some local businesses keep mask requirements as COVID-19 cases surge

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — Even as Utah hit more than 11,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and Friday, the Utah State Legislature decided to terminate the mask mandate in both Salt Lake and Summit counties. But the removal of the mandate hasn’t kept some businesses from continuing to require masks inside of their venues. […]

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