What to Do When Covid Comes Home
Omicron is everywhere, amping up testing lines, filling hospital ERs and generally reminding us that this pandemic remains far from over. Last week Omicron infected more than 1 million Americans… Read More
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MCPS Elimina Números de Umbral para Activar el Aprendizaje Virtual
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunciaron que ya no usarán un umbral determinado para activar la consideración de trasladar una escuela individual… Read More
Pruebas Rápidas de COVID-19 Disponibles en Bibliotecas a Partir del Lunes
El condado de Montgomery proporcionará kits gratis de pruebas rápidas de COVID-19, para realizarse en casa, a los residentes de las 19 bibliotecas públicas. Los funcionarios del condado discutieron el… Read More
MCPS Drops Threshold Numbers to Trigger Consideration of Virtual Learning
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced it will no longer use a certain threshold to trigger consideration for moving an individual school to virtual learning. Fewer than three weeks ago… Read More
Rapid COVID-19 Tests Available at Libraries Starting Monday
Montgomery County will provide free, rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits to residents at all 19 public libraries. County officials discussed the plan during a media briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 5. … Read More
Updated MCPS Athletics COVID-19 Guidelines Include No Spectators
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Athletics updated their COVID-19 guidelines and announced the return to the RAISE plan, according to a press release. The plan aligns with guidelines from the… Read More
County Developing Plan to Distribute Rapid COVID-19 Tests Through Libraries
Montgomery County officials are developing a plan to offer rapid COVID-19 tests through public libraries. “Ultimately, we are working with our library partners on a distribution system,” County Public Health… Read More
Vaccination Locations for Kids Ages 5-11
Montgomery County Public Schools released a list of places in the county that parents of children between the ages of five and eleven can take their child to for a… Read More
City of Takoma Park Lays Out Vaccine Policy for Employees
The City of Takoma Park has enacted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for city employees, according to a news alert on the city’s website. The new policy follows the guidance… Read More
Metro Adjusts Schedules, Routes, and Policies to Account for Covid, Absenteeism, and Snow
Metro announced service reductions effective Jan. 10 as the Washington-area public transportation authority copes with the surge in COVID-19 cases. Metro is dealing with “growing absenteeism rates across service areas… Read More
Not All MCPS Routes Operating Wednesday Due to Lack of Drivers
Almost 100 Montgomery County Public Schools bus routes did not pick up students Wednesday morning, because so many bus drivers called out today, according to MCPS officials. Ninety of the… Read More
El Mandato del uso de la Mascarilla en Espacios Interiores se Extiende hasta Finales de Enero
El mandato del uso de las mascarillas para espacios interiores del condado de Montgomery se ha extendido hasta el 31 de enero. El concejo del condado, como la Junta de… Read More