Coronavirus News
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| As state mask mandate about to end, CDC says Whatcom’s COVID community level remains ‘low’ | With Washington state’s indoor masking mandate only hours away from ending on Saturday, March 12, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Whatcom County’s COVID-19 community level remained “low.” The CDC began ranking the level of COVID-19 threat on a county-by-… |
2022-03-11 | |
| On 2nd anniversary of county’s first reported case, Whatcom adds 4 COVID-related deaths | Two years to the day after the Whatcom County Health Department reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county, the state reported that four more residents’ deaths have been linked to the coronavirus. Whatcom now has had 278 COVID-related deaths during the pandemic, according to the… |
2022-03-11 | |
| 2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward | With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn’t done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert. The fully vaccinated and boosted restaurant server planned to keep her mask on, but as the reggaeton star Bad Bunny… |
2022-03-11 | |
| Spring break prompts Gonzaga, EWU to delay lifting indoor mask requirements | While the state of Washington’s indoor mask mandate is ending Saturday, some schools, including Gonzaga University and Eastern… |
2022-03-10 | |
| How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues | Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues. The ends of epidemics are not… |
2022-03-10 | |
| US to ease nationwide mask mandate on planes, buses, transit | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate on airplanes, buses and other mass transit next month, according to a U.S. official, but the existing face covering requirement will be extended through April 18. The… |
2022-03-10 | |
| What’s changing — and what’s not — after WA schools go mask optional next week | The Washington state Department of Health published new guidance on Tuesday that will guide public schools after the statewide indoor mask mandate ends Friday. Starting next week, masks will be an optional accessory in most settings for school staff and students in Washington. For… |
2022-03-09 | |
| COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says | The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19. In its latest report… |
2022-03-09 | |
| Biden offers more free COVID tests, although demand has slowed | The Biden administration Tuesday formally began allowing Americans who had ordered free coronavirus tests this winter to request a second round of four tests per household, through the same U.S. Postal Service program that President Joe Biden unveiled in January. The move, which Biden… |
2022-03-09 | |
| WA advisory group recommends against adding COVID vaccine to school-required immunizations | A state advisory group has decided against recommending a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students in K-12 schools, leaving one more step before a final decision is made on the matter next month. The question of whether Washington students should be required to get a COVID vaccine has… |
2022-03-09 |