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Montgomery Co. to keep close eye on COVID-19 levels after spring break 04/13/2022 04:43pm • Montgomery County, Maryland's COVID-19 community levels remain in the low range, but there are concerns over how things could look in the weeks following spring break. County Executive Marc Elrich said that there is worry because as families travel during school holidays, "this has produced bumps Delta Air Lines drops surcharge for unvaccinated employees 04/13/2022 01:08pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines has dropped a $200 per month surcharge that it had been levying against unvaccinated employees who were on the company's health plan. “We have dropped as of this month the additional insurance surcharge given the fact that we really do believe that the pandemic has Shanghai releases more from virus observation amid lockdown 04/13/2022 10:51am • BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai released 6,000 more people from the central facilities where they were under medical observation to guard against the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, though the lockdown of most of China's largest city was continuing in its third week. About 6.6 million people i China's March exports grow despite virus; imports flat 04/13/2022 07:29am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose 15.7% over a year ago in March while imports were flat amid disruptions due to coronavirus outbreaks as the ruling Communist Party enforces a “zero-COVID” strategy to isolate every case. Exports rose to $276.1 billion despite anti-virus controls in Shangha WHO: COVID cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week 04/13/2022 06:32am • GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization fell for a third consecutive week, a trend likely helped by the dismantling of testing and surveillance programs. In its latest weekly report on the pandemic, issued late Tuesday, the U.N. hea China reports its exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier, while imports were flat due to virus disruptions 04/13/2022 01:42am • BEIJING (AP) — China reports its exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier, while imports were flat due to virus disruptions. Shanghai eases 2-week shutdown, letting some residents out 04/12/2022 08:50pm • BEIJING (AP) — Some residents of Shanghai were allowed out of their homes as the city of 25 million eased a two-week-old shutdown Tuesday after a video posted online showed what was said to be people who ran out of food breaking into a supermarket. About 6.6 million people can go outdoors, but som Operator of 9:30 Club, Merriweather Post Pavilion drops COVID-19 vaccine requirements 04/12/2022 07:53pm • The operator of the D.C.-area’s most well-known venues said it is following federal guidelines and dropping its COVID-19 vaccine requirements. A spokesperson for I.M.P. said that the company is encouraging customers to be vaccinated and wear masks, "but we're following government guidance and n Ukraine says potent Russian hack against power grid thwarted 04/12/2022 07:06pm • BOSTON (AP) — Russian military hackers attempted to knock out power to millions of Ukrainians last week in a long-planned attack but were foiled, Ukrainian government officials said Tuesday. At one targeted high-voltage power station, the hackers succeeded in penetrating and disrupting part of the State officials: Bird flu found at 2nd Indiana duck farm 04/12/2022 06:03pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Avian influenza has been detected in a second northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Tuesday. Laboratory testing of a second commercial duck flock in Elkhart County came back as presumptively positive for the virus, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health said. Th Mask rule for planes and trains still up in the air 04/12/2022 02:43pm • DALLAS (AP) — The federal requirement to wear face masks on airplanes and public transportation is scheduled to expire next week, and airline executives and Republican lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to let the mandate die. The fate of the rule — and consideration of an alternate � US pulls non-emergency staff from Shanghai amid COVID surge 04/12/2022 02:34am • BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. has ordered non-emergency government staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its “zero-COVID” strategy of Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise 04/11/2022 09:16pm • Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city's top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron subvariant. Confirmed COVID-19 cases h American University, GW revive indoor mask policy 04/11/2022 07:25pm • Two D.C. universities are revising their indoor mask policy amid an uptick of coronavirus cases. American University said it will once again require masks in all buildings in its Northwest D.C. campus. The new mask guidelines, which take effect April 12, require masks in campus buildings excep New NYC mayor Adams strives for order, post-COVID comeback 04/11/2022 07:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Many New Yorkers just want their city to feel orderly, functional and fun again after two years of plague and social disruption. Their new mayor, Eric Adams, has promised to deliver. The question is, can the Democrat who pledged to bring back New York’s “swagger” gain momentu