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Unvaccinated Metro employees must now submit to twice-weekly testing 12/24/2021 03:04pm • Metro is requiring its unvaccinated employees to get tested for COVID-19 twice a week in light of the highly transmissible omicron variant. According to an internal memo sent to employees, starting Jan. 10, 2022, unvaccinated employees will be required to test for the virus and submit their resul With limited testing, traveling for the holidays means taking steps to stop the spread 12/24/2021 01:56pm • Testing in the D.C. region has been in high demand as many people head out of town for the holidays. But for many travelers, getting tested before hitting the road just hasn't been possible. "It's been a real problem, and it's frustrating being this far into the pandemic that testing is such a ch DC Health admonishes contractor for reserving COVID-19 tests 12/24/2021 01:25pm • As the rush for COVID-19 tests returns with cases on the rise, D.C. health officials are making sure there is equal access to the free kits they are offering. DC Health said Wednesday that it learned a contractor at one of its distribution sites was holding tests for someone who had asked them to Washington National Cathedral among churches canceling in-person Christmas services 12/24/2021 01:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services, disappointing pastors and churchgoers who consider them an annual highlight. Other churches planned outdoor services or proposed a hybrid of online and in-person wo Travelers still hitting the skies amid omicron 12/24/2021 12:47pm • Fears of the omicron variant are not dissuading travelers from taking to the skies this holiday season. A survey conducted by Scott’s Cheap Flights showed the vast majority of travelers did not cancel any plans. Whether it is news that the omicron variant may be less severe or more people ar University of Virginia health officials warn of COVID-19 surge in central Va. 12/24/2021 11:23am • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Health officials at the University of Virginia say they expect a potential post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases in central Virginia. Costi Sifri is head of epidemiology at the UVa Medical Center. He told The Daily Progress in Charlottesville that he anticipates a ste Delaware State delays campus return as coronavirus surges 12/24/2021 10:23am • DOVER, Del. — Delaware State University will delay the return of students to campus by two weeks because of the surge in coronavirus cases that's being driven by the omicron variant. The Delaware State News reports that classes will begin as planned on Jan. 10. But they will be held virtually f DC-area restaurant group to require COVID-19 vaccine to dine-in Jan. 1 12/24/2021 07:51am • D.C. restaurants will ask guests to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Jan. 15, but a restaurant group with businesses in D.C., Northern Virginia, Maryland and New York will require patrons to be vaccinated starting New Year's Day. Michael Babin, president of Neighborhood Restaur 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