Maine CDC director to give update on massive COVID-19 testing backlog

Maine CDC director to give update on massive COVID-19 testing backlog

[ad_1] A top Maine health official will give an update this afternoon on how the state processes COVID-19 cases in light of a massive backlog that is artificially lowering daily case counts and the state’s official infection rate. Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director, will brief the media at 2 […]

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COVID-19 testing shifts to random mitigation for all on campus | Nebraska Today

COVID-19 testing shifts to random mitigation for all on campus | Nebraska Today

[ad_1] The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will begin random mitigation COVID-19 testing of students, faculty and staff during the week of Jan. 30. Huskers selected for participation will be notified via email on the Thursday of the week before testing must be completed. For example, individuals who must test by Feb. 4 will be notified on Jan. 27. […]

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Wong helps fund masks and COVID-19 testing in schools

Wong helps fund masks and COVID-19 testing in schools

[ad_1] State Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus) has helped to secure funding to provide additional COVID-19 testing in schools. (Spenser Hasak) Education, Local Government and Politics, News SAUGUS — State Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus) has supported a $55-million supplemental budget that provides funding for expanded COVID-19 testing and the distribution of masks for public-school districts. The […]

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S.Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surge as new testing scheme begins

S.Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases surge as new testing scheme begins

[ad_1] A man wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rests at an empty park in Seoul, South Korea, January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 for the first time on Wednesday, […]

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California AG warns of fake COVID-19 testing sites

California AG warns of fake COVID-19 testing sites

[ad_1] The number of Western monarch butterflies overwintering in California rebounded to more than 247,000 a year after fewer than 2,000 appeared, but the tally remained far below the millions that were seen in the 1980s, leaders of an annual count said Tuesday. The Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count revealed the highest number of butterflies in […]

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Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses

Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses

[ad_1] The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday it will be withdrawing the vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard for businesses with 100 or more employees, according to a statement on the agency’s website. “Although OSHA is withdrawing the vaccination and testing ETS as an enforceable emergency temporary standard, the […]

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Spring COVID-19 mask and testing guidlines updated

Spring COVID-19 mask and testing guidlines updated

[ad_1] Shippensburg University has updated COVID-19 protocols for the spring 2022 semester. Recent changes include testing for all residential students and stricter mask recommendations. On Jan. 14, the university sent an email to students with the COVID-19 updates. Students living on-campus for the spring semester were required to test negative for the COVID-19 virus before […]

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Colleges lead on COVID-19 testing as Omicron surges

Colleges lead on COVID-19 testing as Omicron surges

[ad_1] Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have played a key role in providing testing and other health resources—not just on campuses but in their local communities. With cases spiking as the start of the third pandemic year approaches, many colleges are leveraging their resources and brainpower in innovative new […]

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Los Angeles Unified updates COVID-19 mask, testing requirements

Los Angeles Unified updates COVID-19 mask, testing requirements

[ad_1] Students at Los Angeles Unified School District were being required to wear higher-grade, non-cloth masks starting Monday, and the district has also extended weekly COVID-19 testing, regardless of vaccination status, through the end of February. Students must now wear “well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” at all times, indoors and outdoors. All employees […]

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