Three of the state's largest jurisdictions are increasing COVID-19 testing as area hospitals and emergency services strain under the weight of a winter surge.
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Read More »January 5, 2022 Comments Off on Local Maryland governments ramp up COVID-19 testing
Three of the state's largest jurisdictions are increasing COVID-19 testing as area hospitals and emergency services strain under the weight of a winter surge.
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Read More »December 28, 2021 Comments Off on More Maryland hospitals could be pushed into ‘crisis’ amid omicron surge
More Maryland hospitals are making the difficult decision to implement emergency protocols as the omicron variant spreads.
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Read More »October 4, 2021 Comments Off on Baltimore Mayor Scott tests positive for coronavirus
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Monday afternoon. “Mayor Scott tested positive for COVID-19 late this morning, and is currently self-isolating at his home in Northeast Baltimore. The mayor is asymptomatic and currently feels ...
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Read More »September 28, 2021 Comments Off on Consequence of COVID-19: A delayed increase in other illnesses
Insurance companies are expecting a sicker population in the coming year as an ancillary effect of the pandemic. State insurance regulators told the Senate Finance Committee that fewer preventive medical visits because of COVID-19 will likely result in increased medical ...
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Read More »September 14, 2021 Comments Off on Mask requirement in Md. public schools gets final approval
A legislative panel Tuesday approved emergency regulations requiring mask use in all Maryland public schools.
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Read More »August 20, 2021 Comments Off on As classes near, Maryland universities say their COVID plans are in place
Maryland colleges and universities will be reopening their campuses to students, faculty and staff while implementing plans to guard against COVID-19.
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Read More »August 5, 2021 Comments Off on Baltimore, Montgomery County reinstitute indoor masking for all
Several of the state’s biggest jurisdictions reinstated mask mandates today, hoping to curb the rapidly increasing spread of the Delta variant, a more transmissible strain of the coronavirus that is causing increases in cases in Maryland and nationwide. Baltimore city ...
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Read More »August 5, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan announces vaccination rules for some state employees
ANNAPOLIS — State employees at congregate facilities will be required to prove they have been vaccinated or be subjected to more stringent coronavirus control measures. The new policies announced by Gov. Larry Hogan come as some large jurisdictions in the ...
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Read More »August 4, 2021 Comments Off on Md. study abroad programs again reckon with COVID surges
Colleges and universities in Maryland, many of which are returning to fully or mostly in-person instruction in the upcoming semester, are being forced to cancel study abroad trips due to COVID-19 surges and travel restrictions across the world. The University ...
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Read More »August 4, 2021 1 Comment
Montgomery County could be the first in Maryland to return to indoor masking requirements as soon as tomorrow as county officials say they expect coronavirus cases to continue to rise. The potential mandates would come as the county has seen ...
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