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U. Md. expands booster requirement; U. Va. moves up booster deadline 01/07/2022 11:21pm • The University of Maryland and the University of Virginia each released updated information regarding COVID-19 boosters for the spring semester. All students, faculty and staff of the University of Maryland will be required to get a booster by Jan. 24, or within 14 days of becoming eligible for o Amid case surge, Prince George's Co. brings in 500k coronavirus home tests 01/07/2022 06:48pm • Prince George’s County, Maryland, has a half-a-million test kits coming in to meet the need for coronavirus testing amid a winter surge of cases. This comes as the county — like others in the region — saw a dramatic uptick in cases during the holidays. “It is really shocking because the c Anne Arundel Co. health officer issues mask requirement after council votes against mandate 01/07/2022 06:39pm • The Anne Arundel County, Maryland, health officer issued a public safety order requiring residents to wear masks in indoor public settings after the County Council voted against implementing a mask mandate or extending the county’s COVID-related state of emergency earlier Friday. Dr. Nilesh Kal Montgomery Co. Public Schools dumps formula for shifting to virtual classes 01/07/2022 03:32pm • Montgomery County Public Schools said it is dumping a formula related to temporarily shifting schools to virtual learning if 5% of students and staff test positive for COVID-19. Instead, the Maryland school system said it will determine whether schools should transition to virtual learning amid a Bus driver shortage forces reduction in Montgomery Co. Ride On service 01/07/2022 03:26pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, will reduce service on its Ride On Bus beginning Jan. 16, due to a driver shortage. Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announced Friday that the temporary reduction in service is a result of a high number of employees calling out sick from COVID-19 If you have mild symptoms or need a COVID test, DC officials say: Don't go to the hospital 01/07/2022 02:41pm • Health officials in D.C. are continuing to ask the public to not visit the hospital if they need a COVID-19 test or if they have mild symptoms. It’s adding stress onto a health system that's starting to see an uptick in capacity as well as staffing shortages. “We're seeing a lot of individuals Baltimore company unveils technology to instantly detect COVID-19 01/07/2022 05:29am • Let’s face the facts. Who among us isn’t — at least to some extent — concerned that we may encounter the COVID-19 omicron variant anywhere at any time? Wouldn’t it be nice if you walked into a room and knew — instantaneously — if the virus was present in that environment … or b Maryland updates COVID-19 quarantine recommendations for schools 01/06/2022 10:50pm • Maryland's Department of Health and the State Department of Education have issued updated guidelines for schools and child care providers on COVID-19 quarantine protocols. Under the new guidelines, anyone who tests positive for the coronavirus or who is suspected of having COVID-19 — regardless 'Flurona' is an emerging condition of concern among doctors 01/06/2022 08:31pm • Dr. Matthew B. Laurens is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. (Courtesy University of Maryland School of Medicine) "Flurona," a portmanteau of flu and coronavirus, is a condition that is of concern to doctors because it involves people fighting dual infect With test results submitted, thousands of DC students return to class as COVID-19 surges 01/06/2022 04:23pm • Students gathered outside Excel Academy Public School in Southeast Thursday morning to check in with administrators and get their negative test results cleared. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli) Students in D.C. Public Schools returned from winter break Thursday, but before they could re-enter classrooms, th As omicron becomes dominant variant, Md. works to get more rapid tests 01/05/2022 07:40pm • Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in Maryland, and the state is working to get more of those hard-to-find rapid COVID-19 test kits. Hogan provided an update on the state's ongoing fight against the virus during a Board of Public Works meeting. Over th Inova hospitals shift to emergency status as COVID-19 cases surge 01/05/2022 04:30pm • Northern Virginia health care provider Inova has returned to its "emergency status" in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the volume of patients they have seen as a result. As part of this reactivation — which took effect on Jan. 3 at 5 p.m. — the hospital system reopened its Montgomery Co. planning big ramp-up in COVID-19 testing, including rapid test handouts 01/05/2022 04:02pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are planning to significantly ramp up COVID-19 testing, including distributing rapid at-home test kits at public libraries, as the county grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant. The county is expectin Washington activates Antonio Gibson, Ereck Flowers from reserve/COVID-19 list 01/05/2022 12:03pm • Washington activates Gibson, Flowers from reserve/COVID-19 list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team will return two starters to the lineup for its regular season finale this Sunday against the New York Giants.Running back Antonio Gibson and guard Ereck Flowers ha Surge in COVID-19 cases prompts Md. to announce 30-day state of emergency 01/05/2022 02:40am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a 30-day state of emergency to combat the current COVID-19 crisis in the state, where projections show that hospitalizations could top 5,000. “From day one of the crisis. I have told it to you straight, and so the truth is that the next four to six weeks