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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Spring break advice from UIC contact tracing
While the 2021-2022 holiday season brought the highest number of COVID-19 cases to Chicago and UIC since the pandemic began,...
County no longer tracing contacts for all COVID infections
SAN DIEGO — San Diego County public health officials are no longer conducting contact tracing on all COVID-19 infections and...
San Diego County scales back COVID-19 contact tracing program
For more than two years, county contact tracers worked to interview every resident who tested positive for the coronavirus. But...
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...
Contact tracing and masking will stop in schools on Friday
New changes are coming to the Kenai Peninsula School District's COVID-19 mitigation protocols, the district announced Monday. Starting Friday, March...
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...
NYC to end most coronavirus contact tracing | News
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's coronavirus contact tracing program will end its universal tracing efforts late next month,...
End of contact tracing and masking in schools on Friday
New changes are coming to the Kenai Peninsula School District's COVID-19 mitigation protocols, the district announced Monday. Starting Friday, March...
Hong Kong contact tracing app LeaveHomeSafe stops alerting users to restaurants visited by Covid patients
Hong Kong's mobile contact-tracing app LeaveHomeSafe has stopped alerting users to confirmed Covid-19 cases who have visited restaurants users have...
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...
DEEPEN: PCHD says case investigation and contact tracing prevented 140,000 COVID-19 infections | dig deeper
TUCSON (KVOA) – Early in the pandemic, Pima County contracted with an outside company to investigate cases and trace contacts...
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...
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,...
Madison County Health Department ends contact tracing
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – Two years into the pandemic, health departments are shifting their response to COVID-19 cases.Due...
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...
Automated high-risk notification coming to ACT’s contact tracing app
The Australian Capital Territory government is working to introduce a new feature on its contact tracing app that automatically alerts...
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...
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....
COVID contact tracing no longer seen as an effective strategy – BG Independent News
By JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News A shift in COVID strategy is replacing much of contact tracing with personal...
Classroom contact tracing signal change canceled – Grand Valley Lanthorn
Grand Valley State University announced it has halted classroom contact tracing, a COVID-19 mitigation strategy that alerts people to potential...
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...
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Ontario parents set up their own contact tracing systems
Omicron is everywhere and school is back. Government tracking systems cannot keep up. Some families could not bear to send...
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...
Why has British Columbia stopped contact tracing for coronavirus?
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry explains why the province has stopped using this tool. Contact tracing is no longer...
Almost all in Singapore are on the Covid-19 TraceTogether contact tracing program
SINGAPORE — Almost everyone in Singapore is now taking part in the nationwide Covid-19 TraceTogether contact tracing program, 21 months...
California is spending more money on COVID-19 contact tracing, but is it too late? – Orange County Register
(Photo by iStock/Getty Images) Intensive contact tracing has helped contain COVID-19 outbreaks in some Asian countries. People test positive, they...
Covid: Contact tracing difficult amid rising cases | Jaipur News
Jaipur: Amid escalating Covid cases, the task of contact tracing for the rapid response team has become difficult in the...
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...
Coronavirus in Oregon: 8,672 new cases as state limits contact tracing in schools
The Oregon Health Authority on Friday announced 13 new COVID-19-related deaths and 8,672 new cases, slashing contact tracing requirements for...
OHA revises school’s COVID-19 contact tracing recommendations, reduces reporting requirements
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority announced Friday that it will release new COVID-19 contact tracing and notification...
Contact tracing abandoned, no test for asymptomatic: new ICMR Covid guidelines take a step forward
ICMR issues new guidelines for Covid-19 | Photo credit: iStock Images The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released...
Man takes charge of contact tracing as government stops sharing low-risk exposure sites
A Riverland resident who tested positive for COVID-19 took charge of contact tracing by posting his locations and times of...
Most contact tracing ends in London area as 638 new cases have been reported: health unit
Content of the article The London area broke its daily record for COVID-19 cases on Friday, reporting 638 new infections...
COVID-19: Adaptation of the Contact Tracing procedure to facilitate contact tracing
Faced with the strong growth of new COVID-19 infections, the Contact Tracing unit of the Health Inspectorate has adapted its...
With the increase in cases and new contact tracing policies, what has happened to the COVID Alert app?
A Health Canada spokesperson told CityNews that nearly 3.1 million phones across Canada were running the app during the month...
Parents want schools to make it easier to find contacts during the holiday season
Some parents are concerned that children have been sent home with undetected exposures to COVID-19 and they are alone in...
Alberta Reports 1,625 New COVID-19 Cases, Amends Testing, Contact Tracing Recommendations
Alberta reported 1,625 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday after performing about 11,800 tests. This gives the province a high...
NSW urged reintroducing the mask and contact tracing amid a peak. | Examiner
news, local news, Vaccination reminders, public health safety measures and COVID testing, tracing and isolation were the three issues discussed...
