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Addressing the pandemic's mental health fallout 03/20/2022 09:55am • At home with her guinea pigs, Coco and Juliet, Natasha Beltran seems like a happy 12-year-old. But since 2020, she has been struggling with grief beyond her years. "I remember my dad as a very funny guy that has a lot of friends near his neighborhood," she said. "And he likes to go to movie t What is Title 42, the COVID border policy Democrats want Biden to end? 03/18/2022 06:00am • ▶ Watch Video: President Biden pushes for immigration reform Despite making some changes to U.S. border policy, the Biden administration has maintained the most sweeping border restriction enacted by former President Donald Trump: a pandemic-era order known as Title 42 that has led to Severity of 'stealth omicron' varies by country's vaccination rate 03/17/2022 08:38pm • As many COVID-19 mitigation measures have been lifted in the D.C. area, a mutant of the virus has been emerging and is now causing a new wave of omicron cases around the world. It's called BA.2, and it's been described as "stealth omicron" because "it lacks a genetic quirk of the original omicron Future of Health Care: How supply chain challenges are impacting the top issues facing CEOs in 2022 03/15/2022 09:54am • This content is provided by Interstate Moving | Relocation | Logistics. A ‘new normal’ is taking shape as we approach the two-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic here in the United States. CEOs of companies in the healthcare sector believe our ‘new normal’ includes l A scoop in your poop: How DC, Va. plan to use wastewater to track COVID spread 03/15/2022 04:37am • D.C. and Virginia have plans to ramp up their COVID-19 wastewater surveillance programs in the coming weeks, providing a tool that experts say allows health officials to get a pulse on community transmission before hospitals see a spike in patients. The process enables thousands of people to be s China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron 03/14/2022 05:20am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities reported 1,337 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 across dozens of mainland cities Monday as the fast-spreading variant commonly known as “stealth omicron” fuels China’s biggest outbreak in two years. The vast majority of the new cases — 895 Study: COVID infections on uptick in older adults in England 03/10/2022 11:51am • LONDON (AP) — Coronavirus infections appear to be rising in older adults in England, with cases remaining at a high level despite a broad decline since a peak in January, according to a government-commissioned study published Thursday. The REACT COVID-19 monitoring program, which looked at almost Montgomery Co. expects COVID booster push for teens this fall 03/09/2022 08:20pm • An autumn push to get COVD-19 booster shots into more teenagers' arms is expected in Montgomery County, Maryland. "That 12-to-17-year-old population are the ones that have the lowest boosted levels," said Sean O'Donnell, the administrator for Montgomery County's Public Health Emergency Preparedne Pandemic lessons can lead to more-prosperous communities 03/09/2022 07:33pm • Lessons from the pandemic could help keep other disruptive ailments such as the flu in check if best practices are embraced and implemented broadly. That's one of the messages of a sweeping report released this week that offers recommendations covering myriad environments and disciplines, ranging Masks now optional in Montgomery Co. schools 03/08/2022 04:52pm • As expected, Montgomery County, Maryland's Board of Education has voted to shift to a "mask-optional" policy in schools. With Tuesday afternoon's unanimous vote, Maryland's largest school system joined Virginia in making them optional. Around the D.C. area, masks are required now only inside D.C. 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 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 DC-area schools revise classroom, bus mask policies 02/28/2022 11:55pm • Following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shift focus on positive test results and more on what's happening at hospitals, D.C.-area schools are revising their mask policies in classrooms and buses. This list will be updated as more schools update their poli Maryland Athletics lifts indoor mask mandate at home games 02/28/2022 11:13pm • The University of Maryland Athletics Department ended its indoor mask policy for fans at home games Monday night. According to a news release, the decision comes in conjunction with the university's decision to lift its indoor mask mandate on campus for all faculty, staff, students and visitors.