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Hong Kong lawmaker photographed with Xi tests positive for COVID 07/03/2022 08:23am • A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week announced Sunday he had tested positive for Covid-19. Steve Ho Chun-Yin said he tested negative on Thursday when he attended the photo session during the celebrations marking the 25th annive COVID case rates climb in DC region before Fourth of July holiday 07/02/2022 02:21pm • While hospitalizations have stayed relatively level in the D.C. area in recent weeks and deaths remain low, the percentage of people who are testing positive for COVID-19 is climbing. According to the most recent data from the Virginia Department of Health, the 7-day positivity rate for PCR tests Maryland Comptroller Franchot tests positive for COVID-19 07/02/2022 11:30am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Comptroller and Democratic candidate for governor Peter Franchot has tested positive for COVID-19. Franchot tweeted that he tested positive Friday night and was experiencing “very mild” symptoms. Franchot says he is vaccinated and boosted and will be quarantin DC ends COVID-19 contact tracing unit 07/01/2022 11:44am • More than two years after launching the COVID-19 contact trace force to help identify people potentially exposed to the coronavirus and slow the spread of disease, the District says it's winding down operations. The city's contact tracing team officially closed shop Thursday, according to a state COVID rent protections, programs end in Virginia 07/01/2022 08:44am • There are concerns over a pending boost in evictions after several protections and programs for renters that began during the coronavirus pandemic ended in Virginia on Friday. As of July 1, Virginia landlords now only have to give renter five days — instead of two weeks — to pay overdue rent. As school deadlines near, a quarter of DC students are missing routine childhood vaccines 06/30/2022 01:37pm • More than 27% of all students in D.C. are missing routine childhood immunizations, according to data from the District of Columbia. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a drop in the number of "well child visits" to doctors, which has caused nearly 28,000 students in D.C.'s public, public charter, paro COVID reopening, TJ admissions: Outgoing Fairfax Co. superintendent reflects on great debates that marked his tenure 06/30/2022 05:30am • Weeks before talk of masks and stay-at-home orders, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand suspected what at the time was called the novel coronavirus had the potential to severely disrupt Virginia's largest school system. In Jan. 2020, a delegation from Is College Worth the Cost? 06/29/2022 08:00pm • As the cost of tuition rises and the national student loan debt crisis continues to make headlines, families and students may wonder whether college is still a beneficial investment. Confidence in the value of education has declined in recent years. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in spr Montgomery Co. company uses 'building blocks of life' to diagnose diseases 06/28/2022 12:59pm •  A cutting-edge global life sciences company that has its United States headquarters in Montgomery County, Maryland, is utilizing the building blocks of life - including DNA, RNA and proteins - in order to advance science and change the way the world diagnoses diseases. "It is our mission t Why Employees Need Financial Wellness Benefits 06/27/2022 08:00pm • When it comes to financial benefits at work, employers typically provide a 401(k) retirement plan option -- and that's it. But economists and human resources experts alike suggest that expanding financial wellness benefits in the workplace could be a cost-effective way to quickly address the stagger White House to resume its full tour schedule next month 06/27/2022 03:26pm • Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule next month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Free tours of the executive mansion were suspended when President Joe Biden took office, as officials tightened virus protocols in li Nationals' Davey Martinez to coach in 2022 MLB All-Star game 06/27/2022 01:15pm • Nats' Davey Martinez to coach in 2022 MLB All-Star game originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonNationals manager Davey Martinez will serve as one of the National League coaches in the 2022 All-Star Game, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.The NL will be managed by Braves skipper Br Undrafted DMV college basketball players land with NBA Summer League teams 06/24/2022 04:45pm • Undrafted DMV college basketball players land with NBA teams originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonOn Thursday, the NBA Draft gave 58 young men the opportunity to chase their basketball dreams at the next level.Just one of those players spent their college career at a university in D.C., Maryl Taking a wait-and-see on COVID-19 vaccines for young kids? You're probably not alone 06/22/2022 02:41pm • This week, many parents of young children across the D.C. area lined up to get COVID-19 shots for their young children. Kids as young as six months old are the final age group eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. At a vaccine clinic at D.C.'s Children's National Hospital, one pediatric Loudoun Co. schools tighten social media access for middle school students 06/22/2022 02:01pm • Public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, are attempting to rein in misuse of social media by middle school students on school-issued Chromebooks. The School Board's Technology Steering Committee Wednesday night will discuss social media access for students, and hear about recent challenges and