As the federal government promises more help against the coronavirus pandemic with better distribution of vaccines, the President is joining the chorus of officials reminding Americans they need to continue to wear face coverings and social distance for the rest of winter and spring. “The brutal truth is it’s going to take months before we
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There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,904, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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On the day that thousands of Bend-La Pine Schools kindergarten through third-graders returned to in-person classes, parents of High Lakes Elementary School students were informed that someone at the school had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Central Oregon is one of the only areas in the state to gain approval to start vaccinating all residents age 75 and older. That puts the region well ahead of schedule, as the Oregon Health Authority’s latest distribution plan said that group was not supposed to become eligible until Feb. 14.
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Gov. Kate Brown issued new guidance on Tuesday that will allow recreation facilities like gyms and other indoor activities (except restaurants) to reopen in very limited fashion in the state’s 25 “Extreme Risk’ counties.
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It was the welcome return of a scene out of the past, as parents lined up to pick their children up from Bend’s North Star Elementary School Monday afternoon.
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Westside Church held its monthly distribution of groceries on Monday. The next distribution is set for Monday, Feb. 22, from 1:30-3 p.m.
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Bend’s Cascade School of Music was one of 40 recipients of grants from the Oregon Arts Commission. The Musical Explorers Outreach Program offers off-site classes and performances for the community, with a focus on reaching populations with limited access to live music or music education, including students from the Latino community and seniors in assisted living
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Despite being closed for a few months, the Bend flight school is seeing more students, and claims there will be a great need for pilots in the near future.
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Deschutes County announced late Monday that Central Oregon residents age 75 and older are now eligible to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine at the County Fair & Expo Center. Vaccines are provided by appointment only.
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Over the past week, the Deschutes County Fairgrounds vaccination site has been able to give COVID-19 doses to more than 4,000 Central Oregonians, including about 3,000 educators.
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Oregon State University says its groundbreaking project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus is expanding to include three days of TRACE Community sampling this week in Redmond, starting Friday and continuing through the weekend.
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Two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon raises the state’s death toll to 1,882, along with 435 cases — the lowest daily case count in nearly three months, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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California health officials ended the state’s regional stay-at-home order on Monday, saying the latest four-week projections of increasing intensive care unit capacity allowed the restrictions to be lifted. The orders applied to the Southern California, San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area regions, which encompassing more than 90% of the state’s population of 39 million people.
Continue ReadingFederal transportation officials are considering a range of options to enforce President Joe Biden’s new face mask requirement for interstate travelers, including the possibility of fines in the thousands of dollars, multiple sources told CNN. The normal rulemaking process can take months, at least, to complete, so officials are believed to be considering emergency actions
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The Oregon Health Authority said it was notified Sunday that a person in Washington County has tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected in the United Kingdom.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe, a White House official confirmed to CNN. Biden will also extend the restrictions to travelers who have recently been to South Africa, the official said. The step, which
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Chicago teachers have voted to defy the school district’s orders to return to the classroom on Monday over safety concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Moments after the teachers union’s vote was announced Sunday, Chicago Public Schools said it had agreed to a union request to push the start date for teachers and staff to
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There are three new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,880, along with 582 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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Deschutes County health officials say mass vaccination of teachers and school staff underway this weekend at the fairgrounds in Redmond have not had many issues.
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