Coronavirus News
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| With end to mask mandate in sight, Whatcom health officials ask for continued vigilance | Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced plans to lift indoor masking mandates on March 21, but the Whatcom County Health Department reminded residents to remain vigilant about safety measures with COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates still high. “In order to continue to push rates down… |
2022-02-22 | |
| COVID-19 pill shows more promise in reducing risk of hospitalization | The antiviral pill molnupiravir reduced the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization by 65% in a new study by Indian researchers that offered stronger results than previous research about the drug’s effectiveness. The study, led by a researcher at the Chennai Antiviral Research and Treatment… |
2022-02-22 | |
| US virus cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline | Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the omicron variant’s hold is weakening across the country. Total confirmed cases reported Saturday barely exceeded 100,000, a sharp downturn from around 800,850 five weeks ago on Jan… |
2022-02-22 | |
| Mandatory masking in WA schools is ending, but some are wary of the change | Students and teachers across the state will be able to go to class without masks starting March 21, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday. For some of Washington’s… |
2022-02-18 | |
| California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy | California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated masking and business shutdowns. The milestone, nearly two… |
2022-02-18 | |
| WA’s mask mandate for schools, businesses to end March 21, Inslee says | Washington’s COVID-19 mask requirements will lift on March 21 for schools, child care facilities, grocery stores, bars, gyms and a host of other indoor establishments, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday. Masking will still be necessary after March 21 for health care facilities, long-term… |
2022-02-17 | |
| Six more Whatcom residents’ deaths linked to COVID, but county’s pandemic case count drops | Whatcom County’s pandemic total of COVID-19 cases was adjusted down by eight cases Wednesday, but its COVID-related death total increased by six. The county now has had 36,240 total COVID cases during the pandemic and 259 related deaths, according to the Washington State Department of… |
2022-02-17 | |
| Inslee expected to announce today when Washington’s COVID mask mandates will lift | The days of ubiquitous COVID-19 masks in Washington may be drawing to a close. Gov. Jay Inslee, scheduled to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. on Thursday, is expected to release details for when the state will end emergency mask requirements covering businesses and schools. … |
2022-02-17 | |
| Nearly 50 WA superintendents call on state to lift mask mandate for schools | Nearly 50 superintendents from Eastern Washington school districts signed a letter Tuesday calling on state leaders to lift the mask mandate for schools — although some districts are getting rid of the requirement anyway. In southeast Washington, all Richland School District schools and… |
2022-02-17 | |
| More virus rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead | The nation’s leading health officials said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a “constant crisis” as more cities, businesses and sports venues began lifting pandemic restrictions around the country. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… |
2022-02-17 |