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CDC amends masking guidance
New guidance released Friday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has relaxed masking and…
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Republican lawmakers push to protect workers who decline COVID-19 vaccine
By Katharine DeRosa Capital News Service Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired…
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Cases plummet in Piedmont
The Piedmont Health District is seeing a speedier decrease in COVID-19 cases this week as Virginia Governor Glenn…
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Cases decline overall, rise locally
While COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the wake of the omicron surge, health officials are noting it…
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Drive thru COVID-19 testing in Blackstone
The Piedmont Health District is offering drive thru COVID-19 testing Wednesdays, Feb. 16 and 23 from 12:30 to…
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Cases trending downward in Piedmont
The last week marked another period of primarily good news for the Piedmont Health District as omicron continues…
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Masking still an option for students
On Friday, Feb. 4, a Northern Virginia judge granted seven Virginia school districts a restraining order against Gov.…
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Contact tracing phased out by VDH
With COVID-19 case numbers finally dropping in the commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Health has announced it is…
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Could omicron usher in endemic?
Local hospitals continue to see record breaking numbers of COVID-19 patients as health officials warn the omicron variant…
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No vaccination needed
In August, former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced state workers would be required to show proof of complete…