Quarantine and contact tracing updates
Summary: SPS will continue to monitor the rates of COVID-19 in our schools and will be prepared to adapt as...
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public Schools Amend Contact Tracing and Exposure Protocols Starting Monday
On Monday, Columbia Public Schools will change how they track people who come into contact with COVID-19 due to a...
No more contact tracing for Cranford schools, says superintendent
CRANFORD, NJ – In light of COVID-19 cases trending in a positive direction across the district and region, Superintendent Scott...
UK NHS COVID contact tracing app receives funding for rest of year
The UK's contact tracing app has received £2.5million in funding after a deal was struck with a specialist vendor to...
With COVID-19 cases dropping, Sumter School District suspends contact tracing and quarantines
With levels of COVID-19 below a 10% threshold for students and staff for consecutive weeks, the Sumter School District has...
Duterte-Carpio: contact tracing no longer mandatory according to IATF
Photo by Mark Perandos/SunStar File DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Monday, March 7 that compliance with digital contact tracing...
Contact tracing is expected to continue locally, but focus will change after omicron casts doubt on effectiveness of individual cases
The Spokane Regional Health District will continue COVID-19 contact tracing through 2022, after the district renewed its contract with the...
BCX bets on the “intelligent contact center” strategy
Jonas Bogoshi, CEO of BCX. BCX, a subsidiary of Telkom, is creating new revenue streams by tapping into South Africa's...
UPDATE: Oregon to scrap Covid quarantines and contact tracing in schools March 12
Students who are sick or test positive for Covid will still have to stay home, but the state is dropping...
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PA AG Comments Raising Questions About Status of Contact Tracing Data Breach Investigation – WPXI
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania attorney general's office told Target 11 several weeks ago that it had closed the Insight...
Schools and businesses must manage contact tracing as WA COVID case numbers soar
The WA Minister of Health has admitted that some organisations, including schools, are now being asked to run their own...
Passes for vaccines and Covid-19 contact tracing become useless and could be scrapped
Many Covid-19 precautions that people have grown accustomed to two years into the pandemic seem increasingly irrelevant and discarded. On...
Health officials no longer require contact tracing in schools from Monday | News
CITY OF MORE HEAD —NOTNew safety protocols came into effect Monday at schools that no longer require contact tracing or...
HSE investigating alleged ‘party’ at Covid-19 contact tracing center in Limerick
The HSE has revealed it is investigating alleged 'parties' being held at contact tracing centers including at least one in...
High case count alters COVID contact tracing
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) – At the start of COVID, public health officials attempted to contact everyone who tested positive. Now,...
State Department of Health Lifts Contact Tracing and Isolation Requirements for Schools | Local News
Schools no longer have to conduct COVID-19 contract searches, and children and staff no longer have to wear masks, effective...
Northwestern Arkansas school officials say ending contact tracing and required quarantine eases burden
Officials from the four largest school districts in the northwest Arkansas region — Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville — said...
Lewisburg School District Removes Contact Tracing, Will Address Masking At Next Meeting | News
LEWISBURG — Contact tracing has ended in the Lewisburg School District, but not for immunocompromised students by a unanimous board...
Mask mandates, contact tracing disappear, as states move to new phase
The governors of Connecticut and Delaware, as well as the Oregon Department of Health, also announced Monday that students may...
VDH stops contact tracing for every patient as cases are now ‘insurmountable’ | News
By Eric Kolenich/Richmond Times-Dispatch The Virginia Department of Health will halt contact tracing for every COVID-19 patient, acknowledging that it...
UCPS ending quarantine, contact tracing requirements
An updated policy on COVID-19 protocols for schools in the district goes into effect Feb. 7. UNION COUNTY, NC –...
How Oregon’s K-12 School Contact Tracing and Quarantine Protocols Work
On Tuesday, Oregon health and education officials urged schools to continue measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including indoor...
How trustworthy are COVIDWISE and other COVID-19 contact tracing apps?
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Smartphone apps track a lot of data to provide users with the best experience.During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
“Probably a waste” or “still useful?” Pennsylvania continues contact tracing as other states phase it out
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — On a day when Maine became the latest state to drop contact tracing, the Pennsylvania Department...
Optional Contact Tracing at Arkansas Schools
"It's really scary that people just send kids to school knowing they've been exposed," one parent said. LITTLE ROCK, Ark....
Do contact tracing apps follow me? Not at all, say Virginia Tech researchers | VTX
We masked, we vaccinated, we reinforced – but are we underutilizing the technology that could contain the pandemic because we...
Starting Monday, optional masks for all students and no more contact tracing in the Loveland City School District
by David Miller Loveland, Ohio – Beginning Monday, schools in Loveland City will implement a “mask optional” policy for all...
Contact tracing plummets as coronavirus evolves and vaccinations increase
States across the country are reducing their contact tracing efforts, often focusing on vulnerable communities and relying more on Americans...
ODH ends universal COVID-19 contact tracing in schools
The new state policy requires investigation and contact tracing only for localized clusters or outbreaks. CLEVELAND — The Ohio Department...
$457 to stop contact tracing in schools and classrooms – Garden City Telegram
BY MEGHAN FLYNN Garden City Telegram The $457 school board approved adjustments to the district's COVID-19 response plan at a...
‘Completely out of control’ – teachers on quarantine rules and contact tracing
Schools and parents are struggling to keep up with new quarantine and contact tracing rules, with teachers saying the situation...
Sarasota schools end COVID-19 contact tracing for students
Students in Sarasota County schools will no longer be subject to an individual contact tracing process for COVID-19, beginning Monday,...
Massena Central School Board Member Questions New Contact Tracing and Quarantine Protocols | Education
MASSENA — A member of the Massena Central School Board says he is unhappy with the new protocols regarding the...
Pennsylvania Department of Health Contact Tracing 1 in 10 COVID-19 Infections | Health
The spike in COVID-19 infections in Pennsylvania has prevented state investigators from contacting all positive cases, reflecting an evolving reality...
Mecklenburg County Reduces COVID Contact Tracing | WFAE 90.7
The Mecklenburg County Health Department has reduced its contact tracing for COVID-19.Now, if residents test positive for COVID-19 in the...
KS State Department of Health to end COVID-19 contact tracing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will stop contact tracing beginning Feb. 1. Contact tracing...
Health Department shifts focus from COVID contact tracing to case investigation, education
Amid a surge of COVID-19 across the county and state, the Reno County Health Department announced Friday afternoon that it...
Cortland County Health Department: COVID-19 Case Investigations and Contact Tracing Update (News Release) – Cortland Voice
(Picture source: Unsplash). Cortland County Health Department press release. As identified by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)...
Benzie-Leelanau district health service adjusts contact tracing
BENZIE AND LEELNAU COUNTY - Due to the significant increase in cases as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads in Michigan...
Oneida County to Stop Contact Tracing Due to Increase in Daily COVID-19 Cases
Oneida County joins with Herkimer County in ending contact tracing for positive local COVID-19 cases. Oneida County Director Anthony Picente...
Johnson County Says School Contact Tracing ‘No Longer Feasible’ – What It Means for Children | KCUR 89.3
Amid a record increase in COVID-19 cases, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment has told local school districts...
Contact search overwhelmed on pause | Columbia County
HUDSON - The surge in COVID-19 cases means you may not receive calls from contact tracers, but you may need...
Yogyakarta Steps Up Contact Tracing Amid Omicron Threat
Tracing and testing will be extended Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The municipal government of Yogyakarta has taken several precautionary measures against...
Government said: provide free antigen testing, conduct massive contact tracing amid rising COVID cases
MANILA, Philippines - A party list group on Tuesday called on the national government to begin providing free antigen testing,...
COVID alert: Canada’s contact tracing app still active
Canada's COVID-19 exposure notification application is still operational, although it is rarely used in conjunction with positive tests and a...
Amid Omicron Threat, Prime Minister Modi Urges Effective Contact Tracing and Health Infrastructure Development | The Weather Channel – Articles de The Weather Channel
Representation image (IANS)Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday to review public health response measures to contain...
The IDPH supports the management of new case tracing and contact data from local health services – WLDS
County health departments get a helping hand from the state in handling COVID cases starting next week. With the continuing...
DOH tells ROFs: Provide exact contact details
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded travelers, especially Filipinos Returning Abroad (ROF) to provide exact contact details and...
The draft guidelines state that all adult clients must provide their contact details
All patrons who eat and drink indoors at pubs and restaurants will be required to provide their name and contact...
