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NFL suspends its COVID-19 protocols, citing national decrease in case count 03/04/2022 07:55pm • ▶ Watch Video: Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers causes stir across NFL over misleading vaccination comment The National Football League and its players association have agreed to end the league's COVID-19 protocols, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News on Thursd George Mason University eases COVID-19 restrictions 03/04/2022 02:10pm • Virginia's George Mason University announced Friday that it is easing its COVID-19 restrictions, including making masks optional except in classrooms and labs during scheduled courses. The university system is also lifting the mask mandate for events with more than 50 attendees unless required by Metro gets additional $120 million in COVID relief funds 03/04/2022 01:14pm • Metro is getting $120 million in additional funding from the American Rescue Plan, Democratic senators from Virginia and Maryland said Thursday. The financial infusion will support operations and help “in our continued preparation to keep the region moving as many reenter the workplace and resu Md. students could get excused absence for taking mental health day 03/03/2022 06:23pm • Students in Maryland could get excused absences for taking a mental health day under a bill proposed in Annapolis. The legislation is sponsored by Del. Alonzo Washington, D-Prince George's County. "Right now, the state of Maryland — many states — do not equate physical health with mental h Advice for workers who are anxious about returning to in-person office work 03/03/2022 03:40pm • Bosses are beginning to ask workers to return to offices, but the transition isn't being embraced by everyone. A D.C.-area therapist has tips for people who may be uncomfortable. "Having a plan will help ease anxieties," said Megan Fullen, a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia, Maryland a Therapist describes frustrating journey for long-haul COVID patients 03/03/2022 12:12pm • As mask mandates are lifted and society starts to look more normal again, people who have been suffering from "long-haul" COVID-19 are feeling even more scared and frustrated as their condition remains at a standstill, according to a therapist who wrote a book analyzing the issue. "People are exp DC switches to reporting COVID-19 data weekly 03/03/2022 01:04am • After nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, D.C. will change the way it reports coronavirus-related data, the city's Department of Health said Wednesday. Instead of reporting new COVID-19 figures daily, the city will publish data once a week on Wednesdays to fall in line with the latest Cent Political pressure, threats leave Montgomery Co. without permanent health officer 03/02/2022 06:05pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, has been without a permanent health officer since September — and for a second time, a top candidate has declined the job over concerns about public and political pressure resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Two candidates have been offered the permanent job as he Masks optional in Arlington Co. public buildings starting Thursday 03/02/2022 05:29pm • Masks will no longer be required in Arlington County, Virginia, public buildings starting Thursday. The county government said in a statement Wednesday that the decision was made based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines, issued last week. “The CDC’s new to Falls Church drops mask requirement for city buildings 03/02/2022 10:39am • Masks are no longer required for Falls Church employees or for the general public using city facilities. Starting Wednesday, the Northern Virginia city said that masks are no longer required to go into city hall, the community center and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. More Fairf Va. AG Miyares asks judge to dismiss ACLU mask mandate suit, deny injunction 03/02/2022 10:04am • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of immunocompromised children, which argued the commonwealth's recent mask-optional law violates the students' civil rights, since it keeps schools from complying with the Americans wit City of Frederick lifts mask mandate in city buildings 03/02/2022 07:12am • The public and City of Frederick workers no longer have to wear masks in city buildings. The Maryland city made the change Tuesday, adding that it plans to double the number of people allowed at public meetings and workshops to 50. City boards and commissions will be in person, starting April Former Md. county health officers, whisteblower allege politicization within health department 03/02/2022 05:13am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Two former county health officers told state lawmakers that pandemic policy-making in Maryland has become dangerously politicized and that Boom in luxury retail despite decrease in downtown DC foot traffic 03/02/2022 04:53am • More than two years after the pandemic turned downtown D.C. into a ghost town, businesses that rely on foot traffic are still feeling the effects — except those in the business of luxury. Ted Rossman, senior analyst at Bankrate, said that it’s “good times right now for luxury retailers.” DC-area business owners want customers to be 'comfortable' now that masks are optional 03/02/2022 01:42am • Just as schools are working to make students and staff comfortable with the shift to going mask-optional, businesses across the D.C. region are also trying to accommodate customers and staff. For Kathleen Donahue, owner of Labyrinth Games and Puzzles on Capitol Hill, the decision to ask patrons