[ad_1] The current virus descends from the omicron variant that first emerged in 2021. Current vaccines predate the new variant but still offer some protection. Author: kgw.com Published: 7:10 PM PDT July 30, 2024 Updated: 7:10 PM PDT July 30, 2024 [ad_2] Source link
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[ad_1] SALEM, Ore. — Oregon state officials announced Tuesday that quarantine and isolation requirements for child care centers can be reduced from 10 to five days as long as other COVID-19 precautions are observed. The shortened quarantine period is only authorized if the entire class or group in child care wears masks. The Oregon Dept. […]
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[ad_1] Laura Schwarz Schwarz is the parent of two elementary school children in Lake Oswego public schools. Since returning to in-person instruction last year, Oregon’s students have been required to wear masks at school, indoors and outside, and all day long, except for a hurried lunch. After all we have learned about the coronavirus, Oregon […]
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[ad_1] Following public hearings where dozens of Oregonians voiced their frustration with the state’s mask and vaccination rules, the Oregon Health Authority submitted the first of four permanent rules on the subject to the Secretary of State’s office on Friday. The permanent rules submitted keep in place the requirements via a temporary rule for masking indoors […]
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[ad_1] The Omicron surge has been distinct from what Providence saw during the height of Delta, Kuhl said. The volume of symptomatic patients turning up at urgent care or in the Emergency Department has increased, but case severity has been less dramatic. MEDFORD, Ore. — After […]
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[ad_1] ‘Another heartbreaking milestone,’ state epidemiologist says; weekly report shows jump in hospitalization, 25% positive tests PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are 54 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including three from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,048, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday. OHA reported 8,207 new confirmed and presumptive cases of […]
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[ad_1] The COVID-19 virus. OPB Oregon marked another record in the pandemic on Friday, with the state health authority reporting nearly 11,000 new cases of COVID-19 in one day. As omicron’s grip on Oregon remains tight, the Oregon Health Authority now says the projected peak for hospitalizations will be about 1,500 in early February. While […]
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[ad_1] Jan. 22, 2022 — The federal government and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) have announced plans for services, most of which are free to any American, to help slow the spread of COVID-19. On Jan. 12, OHA announced a new service that will allow people to report positive tests and get info on isolation and quarantine. […]
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[ad_1] The Oregon Health Authority reported 10,947 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the state’s highest single-day total to date. While there may be early signs the omicron wave is beginning to level off in the metro areas where it spread first, cases are surging in more rural areas, where residents are more likely to […]
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[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of Oregon residents claimed government overreach on Thursday, as officials at the state’s health authority consider indefinitely extending the current indoor mask requirement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oregon Health Authority held a public hearing about the proposed “permanent” mask rule for public indoor spaces, regardless of people’s […]
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