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Hogan announces antibody testing program for nursing homes to determine necessity of 4th dose 01/20/2022 04:03pm • Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that Maryland would be partnering with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University to implement an antibody testing program in nursing homes to determine if residents should receive a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine. "This stu Youngkin releases COVID-19 pandemic plan 01/20/2022 02:21pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin unveiled his plan for combating the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, which includes programs to promote vaccinations without implementing mandates. The governor's COVID-19 Action Plan is divided into three fronts: The COVID-19 vaccine Marshall Plan for Virginia, expanded h DC-area's omicron case surge is in decline, but hospitalizations are peaking 01/20/2022 12:51pm • The D.C. area is mirroring the omicron surge and decline that has been seen in other parts of the world. COVID cases are down dramatically in much of the region, but hospitalizations are still peaking to an all time pandemic high. In both the District and Maryland, COVID cases have dropped by ove Yumi Hogan tests positive for COVID-19 01/20/2022 09:58am • Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan tested positive for COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted Thursday. The governor said the positive test came during the couple's weekly testing. More Maryland News More Local News "Having been vaccinated and boosted, she is only experiencing mild Arlington Public Schools gets needed OK to start 'test-to-stay' program 01/20/2022 09:13am • Schools in Arlington received the authorization needed from Virginia to participate in the health department's "Test to Stay" program, Superintendent Francisco Durán wrote in a letter to the school community. The aim of test-to-stay policies is to allow close contacts of students infected with t Masks are staying at Prince William schools, but quarantine changes coming 01/20/2022 06:56am • 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. Masks will remain in Prince William County schools, at least for now, although the division is making changes to quarantine requirements. Prince George's Co. residents speak out on restructuring school board in public session 01/20/2022 03:50am • Residents of Prince George's County, Maryland, shared their thoughts Wednesday on the kind of board they want to lead the county's public school system. The Board of Education Task Force, a panel formed to study restructuring the school board, hosted its second public listening session. Most of t Free online course helps parents make decisions about vaccines 01/20/2022 02:17am • A free online course offered by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health aims to encourage parents to make evidence-based decisions about vaccinating their children. It's called "COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents," and it will train a cohort of vaccine ambassadors c Loudoun County School Board votes to continue mask mandate 01/19/2022 05:51pm • The Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board has voted to continue requiring students and staff to wear masks. The school system said in a statement on Wednesday that the board voted Tuesday to continue the mandate, following the recommendation of Superintendent Scott Ziegler. In keeping the man Montgomery Co. to hand out 4 million N95 masks at libraries; faces supply crunch for rapid test kits 01/19/2022 03:42pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will hand out 4 million N95 face masks at public libraries throughout the county starting this Friday, officials announced — a move that comes at the same time the county is facing a severe supply crunch for COVID-19 rapid test kits. The masks will be handed out at Maryland extends tax deadline by 3 months 01/19/2022 01:21pm • Marylanders will have an extra three months to file and pay their 2021 state tax returns, Comptroller Peter Franchot said Wednesday. The new date is Friday, July 15, 2022. The goal is to help taxpayers facing financial hardships from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Many people are still s Judge leaves Anne Arundel Co. mask mandate in place pending challenge 01/19/2022 12:03pm • The mask mandate in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, will stand, at least for now. The Anne Arundel Circuit Court on Wednesday denied a temporary restraining order that sought to stop the implementation of the mandate, which was ordered earlier this month by Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman a Maryland lawmakers press environment secretary on staffing, enforcement shortfalls 01/19/2022 10:20am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Lawmakers grilled Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles on the Maryland Department of the Environment’s enforcement and understaffing issue Doctor explains what schools should consider on mask mandates 01/19/2022 10:17am • The debate over mask mandates inside schools is flaring up again, as some school systems in Virginia say they're making masks optional going forward, while others say they're ignoring an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin that purports to lift the mandate. One health expert told WTOP that s Va. colleges change COVID policies after Youngkin executive order 01/19/2022 08:19am • Several Virginia colleges changed their policies after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order rescinding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all state employees. Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison, Virginia Tech and the College of William & Mary have now announced they'll com