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COVID-19: The Latest

Special visitor

Dorothy Hawkes, right, president of the New Cumberland Lions Club, introduced visitor Loranna Tate, a past president and past secretary, at a recent meeting where Hawkes opened the floor for reports. Jeanne Cox said the flag program was presented to the students at New Manchester Elementary ...

Biden pledges 500M free virus tests to counter omicron

WASHINGTON — Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the government would provide 500 million free rapid tests, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. At the White House on ...

Vaccination rates continue to slow down

STEUBENVILLE — The number of vaccine doses going into the arms of Jefferson County residents continues to slow. That fact, and how to address it, were among the topics discussed at Tuesday morning's meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Health. During his report, county Health ...

Ohio to remove mask requirement for those with vaccinations

COLUMBUS — Ohio is removing a mask requirement immediately for people who are fully vaccinated, in keeping with new guidance from the federal government, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday. DeWine, a Republican, said in a statement that unvaccinated people should continue to wear masks and ...

CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors

WASHINGTON — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and inside in most situations. The new ...

Ohio’s coronavirus health orders to end June 2

COLUMBUS — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio's mask mandate and most other coronavirus-related state orders will end on June 2, allowing three weeks for more people to get vaccinated before then. He said Wednesday that applies to all of the state's COVID-19 orders — such as distancing ...