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Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers 12/24/2021 07:35am • BOSTON (AP) — Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick. In New York, about 2,700 police officers were absent earlier this week — twice the number who are ill on an average day. And on Cape Cod in Massac Alexandria's Waterskiing Santa and New Year's Eve events canceled following COVID-19 surge 12/24/2021 04:27am • Santa won't be water skiing at Alexandria's waterfront this year after an uptick of COVID-19 cases in Virginia, according to a Facebook post from the Waterskiing Santa event organizers. Waterskiing Santa has put on a live show for 35 years, but this year, the audience will have to watch past sho Chaotic last week of school in DC ends with hundreds of new COVID-19 cases 12/23/2021 10:28pm • D.C. parent Dana Grosser-Clarkson wasn’t planning to travel for the holidays this winter because of a spike in coronavirus cases, but she did organize a birthday party for her 6-year-old son last weekend. All of the details were planned out — it was to be an outdoor event, and as a precaution Indoor mask mandate returning to Howard County Sunday 12/23/2021 05:50pm • An indoor mask requirement is returning to Howard County, Maryland, as much of the D.C. region repositions itself as the omicron variant gains a foothold in the area. County Executive Calvin Ball signed an executive order on Thursday requiring masks be worn indoors in all businesses, facilities a Bradley Beal out vs. Knicks after entering COVID-19 protocol 12/23/2021 04:36pm • Beal out vs. Knicks after entering COVID-19 protocol originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Wizards will be without star guard Bradley Beal on Thursday night when they play at the New York Knicks, as Beal has entered the league's health and safety protocol.Beal joins Kentavious Caldwell-Pop DC now one of the biggest COVID hot spots in the US 12/23/2021 02:26pm • D.C. is now one of the biggest hot spots for the coronavirus in the U.S. The average daily cases have increased by about 1,300% since the beginning of December. The District went from a seven-day average of 77 new cases per day at the beginning of the month to more than 1,100 as of Wednesday. Its Report says Virginia's smaller metros are being left behind 12/23/2021 01:03pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Economists at Old Dominion University say some of Virginia’s smaller metropolitan areas are being left behind as population growth and economic activity shift to major metropolitan areas. The university in Norfolk released its annual State of the Commonwealth Report this w Md. hospitals surpass 1,500 COVID-19 hospitalizations, triggering changes 12/23/2021 11:17am • Maryland hospitals will now cut back on non-COVID-19 procedures to free up beds and workers to handle the growing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations the state is seeing. The state on Thursday surpassed a threshold of 1,500 coronavirus-related hospitalizations statewide, triggering additional hos Prince George's County corrections suspends visits 12/23/2021 07:18am • The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections in Maryland has suspended all nonlegal visits as a precautionary measure due to the rise in COVID-19 cases across the area, according to a news release. "The Department of Corrections is prioritizing the safety of its inmates, employees and c Why health officials say hospitalizations is metric to watch in midst of omicron surge 12/23/2021 04:08am • Coronavirus cases in the D.C. region this week have set pandemic records, prompting the return of a mask mandate in D.C. and high demand for testing in Maryland and Virginia. Coronavirus cases are surging so much in D.C. that the city is now the top COVID-19 hot spot in the U.S., according to Joh Restaurant leaders in Cleveland Park react to DC vaccine requirement 12/23/2021 02:48am • Starting Jan. 15, patrons of D.C. restaurants will have to show proof of vaccination before dining in, and business leaders are preparing for the changes. Nick Nguyen, manager of Cleveland Park's Spices Asian Restaurant and Sushi Bar, said he believes the reaction among the customer base will be How DC-area churches are handling holiday services amid COVID-19 surge 12/23/2021 12:50am • A day after the Washington National Cathedral announced its Christmas schedule, the spike in COVID-19 infections in D.C. has led to a shift to online services through the holiday season. It's an effort to "protect the health of everyone in our community," the Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dea COVID-19 cases growing among lawmakers on Capitol Hill 12/22/2021 10:35pm • The number of COVID-19 cases on Capitol Hill is growing. On Wednesday, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said that he tested positive for the virus. The South Carolina Democrat said he's tested positive for a breakthrough, and he's asymptomatic. Tonight, I received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Fairfax Co. changing contact tracing plan due to rising COVID-19 cases 12/22/2021 09:48pm • The surge in recent COVID-19 cases is forcing a change in Fairfax County, Virginia's, contact tracing plan. The county's health department will no longer call every person who tested positive for COVID-19 and close contacts. Instead, Fairfax County Health Director Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu said that What You Need to Know About Coronavirus Testing 12/22/2021 07:00pm • If you thought the vaccine might reduce the demand for COVID-19 testing, think again. Cases due to COVID variants are on the rise and so is COVID-19 testing in hospitals, long-term care and other residential facilities. Home COVID-19 test kits are flying off the shelves for people hoping for rapid r