Harrisburg school district makes masks optional, stops contact tracing
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Masks will be optional for schools, district buildings and buses in the Harrisburg School District starting...
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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,...
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...
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...
St. Paul Public Schools Stop Contact Tracing, May Remove Masks – Twin Cities
St. Paul Public Schools is dropping some of its coronavirus pandemic precautions, and its school board could vote early next...
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...
Statewide policy change overturns Senate resolution on contact tracing
Cameron KrasuckiSHIELD testing workers carry a container full of Covid-19 tests to the State Farm Center on October 9, 2020....
CMS will end contact tracing from Monday, February 21
Principals and staff are encouraged to prepare for the likelihood that masks will soon become optional for students, staff and...
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...
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...
Howell schools are no longer tracking COVID-19 cases
HOWELL, NJ — School districts in New Jersey have begun announcing changes to their existing COVID-19 protocols as the state's...
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Public health officials end COVID contact tracing
Key points to remember State and local health departments are reducing contact tracing on COVID-19 cases, a practice that was...
NU teachers create their own contact tracing systems to keep COVID-19 safe in the classroom North West teachers create COVID-19 contact tracing systems
Some North West professors have created their own contact tracing systems to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their classrooms...
Loyola officials explain decision to halt contact tracing
By Eisha ShahUpdated Feb 8, 2022 10:09 PM CTPosted February 9, 2022 7:00 CTDespite student concerns and the Centers for...
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...
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...
Despite loosening state rules, schools continue contact tracing
Contact tracing isn't going away from schools anytime soon despite the state's easing of rules.After the state health department halted...
“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...
LCPH switches to automated contact tracing notifications
Starting Monday, Jan. 31, Lewis and Clark Public Health (LCPH) will transition to automated contact tracing, using SMS text messaging...
‘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...
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...
School stops providing contact tracing and isolation housing for infected students – NBC Boston
Harvard students will soon return to campus and find new COVID-19 policies in place. The school announced last week that...
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...
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...
Ministry of Health ends contact tracing
Todd PittengerJanuary 15, 2022 An overwhelming caseload prompts the Saline County Health Department to halt contact tracing for COVID-19 cases....
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...
Maine school districts handle omicron surge, relaxed contact tracing advice
There has been a 30% increase over the past week in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Maine schools....
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...
Province withdraws contact tracing in schools
MIKAELA MACKENZIE/WINNIPEG FREE PRESSEducation Minister Cliff Cullen Four days before in-person learning resumes in Manitoba, the province announced K-12 schools...
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...
With omicron push, some wonder if Covid contact tracing still works
Alejandra Perez-Handler had a 2 month old baby and was in desperate need of homework. So she took a job...
The Wash contact finder application. Helps slow COVID-19
(TNS) - Millions of home COVID-19 tests are expected to be distributed over the next few days and head for...
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...
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...
Hospitalizations soar as CT schools pivot on contact tracing
CONNECTICUT - Daily coronavirus positivity rate fell 1.25% overnight after peaking in eight months on Tuesday, but the number of...
Fairfield to stop school contact tracing for coronavirus
FAIRFIELD, CT - Fairfield is halting school contact tracing for coronavirus, the district announced over the weekend.The school system made...
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...
Too many new cases of COVID-19 to trace contacts
The Putnam County Health Department announced Thursday that the number of new COVID-19 cases in the county has made it...
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...
Contact search stopped | Witness
Ter illustrasie. Photo: iStock All contact tracing has ceased with immediate effect, except in staging environments and cluster outbreak situations...
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...
National rally: COVID-19 infection tracing delayed due to lack of contact details
With the number of COVID-19 cases reaching new heights since the end of 2020, it is imperative that authorities quickly...
