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Here's why mask mandates are falling across the US 02/10/2022 02:50pm • As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states and cities have lifted mask mandates for schools and indoor businesses. The White House says talks are underway about how and when to move the country out of the pandemic's emergency phase. The CDC still recommends masks in i Doctors weigh in on the issue of lifting mask mandates 02/08/2022 04:43pm • Federal guidance recommending masking in schools remains in place, but whether and when to lift COVID-19 masking requirements are issues individual states are exploring on their own terms. One medical expert believes the availability of hospital beds to accommodate COVID-19 patients should help c Chinese artist blasts GW president’s apology over poster removal 02/08/2022 01:49pm • The president of George Washington University has said it was a mistake to have posters on campus critical of the Chinese government taken down, but the artist who made the posters said that’s not nearly enough. The posters play off the themes of the Beijing Olympics, depicting people in Chines CDC to ramp up wastewater monitoring program to track COVID-19 02/04/2022 08:55pm • ▶ Watch Video: Wastewater testing helps spot COVID-19 outbreaks on campus Hundreds of wastewater treatment sites across the country will start submitting water samples to laboratories to detect the presence of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Don’t mistake COVID-19 for kids' common stomach bugs that circulate in winter 02/04/2022 04:57pm • A D.C.-area infectious diseases specialist wants children to get tested for the coronavirus if they have gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, since COVID-19 can start with a loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. “GI symptoms can precede the fever, cough and respiratory symptoms th 'Very unpredictable': DC epidemiologist details new isolation guidelines, path forward 02/04/2022 05:55am • D.C.'s state epidemiologist has further detailed the city's new coronavirus quarantine and isolation guidelines, explaining DC Health advises residents to take a rapid antigen test before exiting isolation because some people may be contagious beyond five days. In its guidance released earlier th As COVID-19 cases drop, Montgomery Co. leaders continue push for boosters, masks 02/02/2022 06:11pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials announced on Wednesday that COVID-19 cases continue to drop, but cautioned residents to get boosted and to stay masked up. The average number of cases in the last seven days stands at 220.52 per 100,000 residents, down from 553.83 on Jan. 26. And the test po Who is most likely to be hospitalized or die because of COVID-19? 02/01/2022 06:28pm • Look at risk factors for getting severely ill from COVID-19 and/or dying from the disease, and you might find that it doesn't matter who you are or where you live -- an infectious disease expert notes that being unvaccinated puts people in the most danger for severe outcomes. "And that's regardle Montgomery Co. schools see sharp drop in COVID-19 cases; bus woes easing 02/01/2022 02:01pm • Officials with Montgomery County Public Schools say they have seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID-19 cases, following a surge last month that disrupted Maryland's largest school system and shifted more than two dozen schools to virtual learning. Speaking Tuesday before the Montgomery Coun Virus Infections for Olympic Athletes, Coaches Rising Faster 02/01/2022 12:30pm • Virus Infections for Olympic Athletes, Coaches Rising Faster originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAthletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Tuesday.Figures released by local DC Health updates coronavirus guidance to include negative test result before ending isolation 01/31/2022 10:31pm • DC Health released updated coronavirus isolation and quarantine guidelines Monday night, calling for a negative test before ending isolation and detailing what it means to be up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations in a school setting. The changes, which city officials alluded to in a call with cou George Mason, Virginia Tech no longer requiring COVID-19 vaccinations 01/31/2022 05:36pm • George Mason and Virginia Tech universities will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staffers. Instead, vaccinations will be encouraged. In a note to the campus community Monday, George Mason President Gregory Washington cited the percentage of the campus community that has b Anne Arundel, Baltimore counties drop mask mandates 01/31/2022 05:12pm • Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties in Maryland are lifting their mask mandates in the wake of improving COVID-19 metrics. The Anne Arundel County Health Department announced that its indoor mask requirement expired Monday, Jan. 31, while Baltimore County’s government announced its mandate woul Military medical personnel to support Md. health care workers treating COVID-19 01/29/2022 01:00am • A military medical team is coming to Maryland to support health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. The 40-person team from the U.S. Navy will help at the Adventist HealthCare Alternate Care Site in Takoma Park. This comes at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which i January could end as Frederick Co.'s worst for COVID-19 deaths 01/27/2022 03:19pm • January could turn out to be the deadliest month ever for Frederick County, Maryland, when it comes to deaths caused by COVID-19. Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner said that the county has seen 55 people die from the virus so far this month, which ties a record high seen in April 2020 when t