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Chicago schools closed for third day in dispute over COVID safety measures

Fri, 2022-01-07 10:49 — mike kraft
Chicago nixes school for 3rd day as virus, union debate rage | AP News CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of the nation’s third-largest school district canceled classes for a third consecutive day as heated negotiations continued with the Chicago Teachers Union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures. AP NEWS

 

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Chicago, Detroit Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions

Wed, 2022-01-05 12:57 — mike kraft
Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions Chicago officials canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday amid a dispute with the teachers' union, the latest disruption to U.S. education and life as the Omicron variant spurs a record-setting COVID-19 surge. Lisa Shumaker,Joseph Ax Reuters
 
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Georgia school district, Washington University, to resume classes on-line

Fri, 2021-12-31 12:39 — mike kraft
Georgia schools going virtual due to COVID spike | AP News JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — One of Georgia's largest school districts will start the second semester virtually amid the state's surge in COVID cases. Clayton County Public Schools south of Atlanta said Thursday students will learn remotely from Jan. AP NEWS
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Virginia officials urge mild COVID cases to avoid ER, Illinois and Louisiana top records

Thu, 2021-12-30 19:25 — mike kraft
Virginia officials urge people with mild COVID to avoid ER | AP News RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State health officials and hospital leaders in Virginia are urging people who have mild coronavirus symptoms to avoid unnecessary trips to emergency rooms. Thursday's request by the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association is being made at a time when the state is entering its fifth coronavirus surge since the pandemic began. AP NEWS
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More US states are at or near all-time peak Covid-19 hospitalization levels

Thu, 2021-12-30 10:29 — mike kraft
More US states are at or near all-time peak Covid-19 hospitalization levels Maryland and the District of Columbia are the latest to see all-time high hospitalization levels from Covid-19 — at a time when about 10 states are experiencing some of the highest hospitalization numbers of the pandemic. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a> and Adam Renton, CNN CNN
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Missouri, Cleveland Covid situations

Wed, 2021-12-22 10:25 — mike kraft
Experts warn of 'perfect storm' in Missouri as cases jump | AP News ST. LOUIS (AP) — New cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are surging throughout Missouri, and health leaders are warning of an approaching “perfect storm” if more people don't get vaccinated and take other precautions. AP NEWS
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CDC finds coronavirus testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine

Fri, 2021-12-17 11:49 — mike kraft
CDC finds coronavirus testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine Children exposed the virus needn't return to virtual learning if their schools can implement a rigorous testing regime instead. Laura Meckler Washington Post
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Wisconsin, other midwest hospitals facing new COVID surge

Fri, 2021-12-10 17:17 — mike kraft
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

Nearly 2 years into the pandemic, hospitals in the Midwest are getting hit with a staggering new surge.

Capacity is strained, and so is staff. And no one knows for sure what the Omicron variant will bring.

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Military medical teams sent to New Mexico and six other western and midwestern states

Fri, 2021-12-10 10:07 — mike kraft
Navy medics join COVID fight in hard-hit New Mexico Dozens of U.S. Navy medics have deployed to New Mexico to treat a Delta variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 patients as part of a military operation to treat virus hotspots across Western and Midwest states. Shannon Stapleton Reuters
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Michigan snapshot: Covid-19 cases way up but not a single person who had booster shot has died

Fri, 2021-12-10 09:53 — mike kraft

(CNN) Nurse Katie Sefton never thought Covid-19 could get this bad -- and certainly not this late in the pandemic.

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