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Loudoun Co. schools change quarantining policy 09/19/2021 02:22pm • Students in Loudoun County, Virginia, will not have to stay at home for quite as long if they are exposed to COVID-19. Loudoun County Public Schools announced unvaccinated students who are exposed to the virus will now only have to quarantine for 10 days, instead of the original 14 days. Super 6 lions, 3 tigers at Smithsonian National Zoo being treated for COVID-19 09/17/2021 11:25am • Six African lions, two Amur tigers and a Sumatran tiger at the Smithsonian National Zoo are being treated for coronavirus, the zoo said Friday. Animal keepers at the Smithsonian National Zoo observed decreased appetites, coughing, sneezing and lethargy in several lions and tigers last weekend McAuliffe, Youngkin clash over abortion, COVID in 1st debate 09/16/2021 11:44pm • GRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed over abortion and vaccination policies Thursday in Virginia’s first gubernatorial debate of the general election season, as each sought to cast the other as extreme. The candidates in the closely watched rac Fauci: 'Unlikely' to eradicate COVID, but hopes for strong control of virus 09/16/2021 09:33pm • As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, questions are cropping up regarding natural immunity, the delta variant and breakthrough infections. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, spoke to WTOP to answer some rising and lingering questions and shared an update on the guidan Maryland marks 10,000 dead in coronavirus pandemic 09/16/2021 10:42am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff Thursday as health officials confirmed that more than 10,000 people in the state had died from COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began. "Each of these Marylanders was the most important person in the world to someone, 2 DC parents call for improved safety measures in schools after kids isolate with COVID-19 09/15/2021 09:44am • On Aug. 30, the first day of school in D.C., Ward 6 mom Danica Petroshius sent her 11-year-old son to begin sixth grade at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan with a KN95 mask and a surgical mask to be used over it. He also had sanitizer in his backpack and brought his lunch, instructed to only pull DC reaches settlement with StubHub over events canceled during pandemic 09/14/2021 06:08pm • D.C. customers who bought tickets to events that were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic can now get refunds after ticket resale company StubHub, in response to an investigation, reversed its decision to issue only account credits. The D.C. Attorney General's Office announced a settleme Some Montgomery Co. lawmakers push for stronger vaccine mandate for county workers; search for new health officer begins 09/14/2021 05:50pm • Later this week marks the deadline for Montgomery County, Maryland, employees to be fully vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. But already some county lawmakers are pushing for a stricter vaccine mandate for county workers. Given the somewhat lackluster numbers of employees who have shared the China rushes to contain 'school centered' Delta outbreak before major holiday season 09/14/2021 03:46am • Chinese authorities are rushing to contain a widening Delta variant outbreak in the southern province of Fujian ahead of a major upcoming national holiday, when hundreds of millions of people are expected to travel across the country -- creating a window for the highly infectious variant to spread f Jeff Bridges says he was 'close to the pearly gates' battling COVID during cancer treatment 09/13/2021 08:04pm • Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission, and he's making progress in his fight against the long-term effects of Covid after a tough battle. In a new post to his website, the actor says his cancerous mass is now the "size of a marble" and his Covid "in the rear view mirror" after a struggle t Montgomery Co. schools release new plans to keep kids out of quarantine 09/13/2021 08:00pm • After over thousands of students in Montgomery County, Maryland, were sent home to quarantine over coronavirus concerns, the system is introducing new plans to keep more students in the classroom. "We always planned that we would come back and reevaluate after a couple of weeks, knowing that ther Children's National in DC nearing capacity amid surge in respiratory illnesses 09/13/2021 06:39pm • Children's National Hospital in D.C. is nearing full capacity amid a surge in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19 and another viral disease usually seen in the winter months. The hospital's chief medical officer, Dr. David Wessel, said that as the hospital reaches capacity, its priorities a Prince William School Board to consider mandating COVID-19 vaccines for staff 09/13/2021 04:00pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Prince William County School Board this week will consider mandating COVID-19 vaccines or weekly testing for school staff. The age China's strict 21 day quarantine under question after new outbreak emerges 09/13/2021 03:12am • A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as the likely source of a new outbreak, raising questions over the sustainability of the country's stringent zero-Covid strategy. The fresh outbreak in Fujian province on China's southeas Surge of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients straining hospitals 09/12/2021 03:18am • Twenty-six states in the US have fully vaccinated more than half of their population, federal data shows, but some hospitals are still filling up with Covid-19 patients who did not get their shots. In Colorado, most of those who are eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19 have received at lea