Coronavirus Archives

Senators propose bipartisan legislation to bolster pandemic preparedness and examine US Covid-19 response

January 25, 2022 3:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Sens. Patty Murray and Richard Burr on Tuesday proposed a bipartisan bill that would bolster the US’ pandemic preparedness…

Here’s how to get free N95 masks from pharmacies or community health centers

January 25, 2022 5:13 am CNN

CNN, KGTV By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies…

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen hospitalized after fall

January 25, 2022 1:23 pm The Associated Press

The Oregon Health Authority director and a leader of the state’s COVID-19 response has been hospitalized after a serious fall.…

Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses

January 25, 2022 12:16 pm CNN Newsource

By Liz Stark The Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses, following the Supreme…

Deschutes County, FEMA partner on free walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Bend Armory

January 25, 2022 10:06 am KTVZ news sources

Deschutes County Health Services said Tuesday it is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to offer free walk-in COVID-19…

Oregon reports 17 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1 from C.O., 19,400 cases over past 3 days

January 24, 2022 4:32 pm KTVZ news sources

There are 17 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the past three days, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s…

Pfizer and BioNTech begin clinical trial for Omicron-specific vaccine

January 25, 2022 3:45 am CNN Newsource

By Amanda Sealy, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial for their Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine candidate, they announced in a news…

Schools in Flint, Michigan, are sticking with remote learning indefinitely. Families say they’re struggling to keep it up

January 25, 2022 5:12 am CNN Newsource

By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Students in Flint Community Schools have only been in the classroom about six months over the past two years due to the…

University of Washington to return to in-person learning

January 25, 2022 5:10 am Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington will return to in-person learning on Jan. 31 after starting winter quarter online because of a…

NY state mask mandate temporarily back in place after judge grants motion to stay

January 24, 2022 7:54 pm CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Holly Yan and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York’s state mask mandate is still in effect — for now. After two days of…

UO receives $1 million from Oregon Health Authority to expand Public Health Corps

January 24, 2022 5:07 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon Health Authority has awarded $1 million to two University of Oregon health experts to expand their innovative COVID-19 containment program…

Gonzaga University suspends Hall of Famer John Stockton’s season tickets over his defiance of Covid-19 mask mandate

January 23, 2022 4:19 pm CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev and Amir Vera, CNN Gonzaga University has suspended season tickets for one of its most notable alumni and Hall of Fame basketball player…

FDA considers limiting authorization of certain monoclonal antibody treatments

January 22, 2022 4:52 pm CNN

CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Federal regulators are considering limiting the authorization of certain monoclonal antibody treatments that have not…

Bend-La Pine Schools eye return to more normal lunches, with students spread out in cafeterias

January 22, 2022 3:28 pm KTVZ news sources

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook is asking the school board on Tuesday evening to lift some COVID-19 rules that have spread…

Remote nation in the Pacific goes into lockdown for the first time

January 22, 2022 8:50 am CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN The remote island nation of Kiribati went into lockdown for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began two years ago after…

Woman charged after threatening to bring ‘every single gun loaded and ready’ if her children had to wear masks at school

January 21, 2022 6:20 pm CNN

CNN, WTOP By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with…

Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast. In other parts of the country, they’re rising

January 21, 2022 9:51 pm CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are…

Peak yet to come, as Oregon sets daily COVID case record

January 21, 2022 5:24 pm The Associated Press

Oregon health officials predicted Friday the number of COVID-19 cases will reach its peak within the next week, amid a boom caused by the omicron…

Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths; record daily case count nears 11,000

January 21, 2022 5:05 pm KTVZ news sources

There are 20 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,936, along with nearly 11,000 new cases, another…

St. Charles Bend has 79 COVID-19-positive patients, expects Omicron peak to hit soon

January 21, 2022 4:32 pm Noah Chast

St. Charles Bend is once again becoming filled with Covid-19-positive…