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DC jail gets new leadership after series of controversies 01/08/2022 10:20am • Legal troubles, complaints about living conditions and rising COVID-19 cases are all reasons the D.C. jail has a new leader at the helm. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Tom Faust on Friday to take over as director of the Department of Corrections. The change in leadership signals major change is on Over $2 million in federal funding helps Howard Co. with health care staffing during Omicron wave 01/08/2022 10:01am • Over $2 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan is being used to address staffing and other health care needs in Howard County, Maryland, as it deals with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. County Executive Calvin Ball committed $2.4 million total to support the effort, sending $2 million UK government advisers recommend against 4th vaccine dose 01/08/2022 07:35am • LONDON (AP) — U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. For people over 65, protection against hospital Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center postponing non-emergency surgeries, tests 01/07/2022 11:54pm • This article was written by WTOP's news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com's free email subscription today. After the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Sentara hospitals more than doubled within the week, the health system is postponing U. Md. expands booster requirement; U. Va. moves up booster deadline 01/07/2022 11:21pm • The University of Maryland and the University of Virginia each released updated information regarding COVID-19 boosters for the spring semester. All students, faculty and staff of the University of Maryland will be required to get a booster by Jan. 24, or within 14 days of becoming eligible for o Amid case surge, Prince George's Co. brings in 500k coronavirus home tests 01/07/2022 06:48pm • Prince George’s County, Maryland, has a half-a-million test kits coming in to meet the need for coronavirus testing amid a winter surge of cases. This comes as the county — like others in the region — saw a dramatic uptick in cases during the holidays. “It is really shocking because the c Anne Arundel Co. health officer issues mask requirement after council votes against mandate 01/07/2022 06:39pm • The Anne Arundel County, Maryland, health officer issued a public safety order requiring residents to wear masks in indoor public settings after the County Council voted against implementing a mask mandate or extending the county’s COVID-related state of emergency earlier Friday. Dr. Nilesh Kal Montgomery Co. Public Schools dumps formula for shifting to virtual classes 01/07/2022 03:32pm • Montgomery County Public Schools said it is dumping a formula related to temporarily shifting schools to virtual learning if 5% of students and staff test positive for COVID-19. Instead, the Maryland school system said it will determine whether schools should transition to virtual learning amid a Bus driver shortage forces reduction in Montgomery Co. Ride On service 01/07/2022 03:26pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will reduce service on its Ride On Bus beginning Jan. 16, due to a driver shortage. Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announced Friday that the temporary reduction in service is a result of a high number of employees calling out sick from COVID-19 If you have mild symptoms or need a COVID test, DC officials say: Don't go to the hospital 01/07/2022 02:41pm • Health officials in D.C. are continuing to ask the public to not visit the hospital if they need a COVID-19 test or if they have mild symptoms. It’s adding stress onto a health system that's starting to see an uptick in capacity as well as staffing shortages. “We're seeing a lot of individuals 'Sketchy': DC doesn't plan to retest students for COVID ahead of Monday return 01/07/2022 02:31pm • After a herculean effort to get D.C. kids tested ahead of their return to school this week — for all of one day, thanks to winter weather — the District said it isn't planning to test them again ahead of their second return Monday. At least one D.C. Council member raised significant concerns Montgomery Co. to start handing out rapid COVID-19 tests at libraries next week 01/07/2022 01:58pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will hand out free rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits at several public libraries starting next week. The antigen tests, which deliver results in 15 minutes, are expected to greatly expand the county's testing capacity as it faces a surge in COVID cases driven by the om Baltimore company unveils technology to instantly detect COVID-19 01/07/2022 05:29am • Let’s face the facts. Who among us isn’t — at least to some extent — concerned that we may encounter the COVID-19 omicron variant anywhere at any time? Wouldn’t it be nice if you walked into a room and knew — instantaneously — if the virus was present in that environment … or b Column: Entertainment industry braces for virtual backslide as awards season looms 01/07/2022 01:11am • Hollywood and Broadway thought they were out of the woods when COVID-19 vaccines rolled out last spring. However, the double gut punch of the delta and omicron variants is causing a rapid surge in cases, forcing the entertainment industry to suddenly reassess. On Wednesday, the Recording Acad Maryland updates COVID-19 quarantine recommendations for schools 01/06/2022 10:50pm • Maryland's Department of Health and the State Department of Education have issued updated guidelines for schools and child care providers on COVID-19 quarantine protocols. Under the new guidelines, anyone who tests positive for the coronavirus or who is suspected of having COVID-19 — regardless