How to upload your COVID-19 vaccine card to your smartphone
Many state-based phone apps let residents store COVID-19 vaccine records and test results for easy access. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Due to the highly…
What To Expect In Holmdel With COVID-19 Spike
HOLMDEL, NJ — As COVID-19 numbers spike around the country and in New Jersey in particular, some school districts have made the choice to opt for virtual learning. Students from Holmdel Township Schools will continue to go to class as per the most recent…
Schools welcome back students, in-person and remotely, amid latest COVID-19 surge
In a hodgepodge of in-person, remote and delayed reopenings, millions of students across the country are set to head back to school after several weeks on winter break. School districts in every state are using a variety of approaches and precautions to…
Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
With coronavirus infections soaring, the return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some as administrators again tweak protocols and make real-time adjustments in response to the shifting pandemic. Mask requirements are…
Detroit schools close through Wednesday for COVID-19 testing
DETROIT (AP) — All Detroit schools will be closed through Wednesday during the first week of January so that teachers and staff can be tested for COVID-19 amid a statewide spike in cases. The Detroit Public Schools Community District announced Friday…
2021: Year in Review: COVID-19, street name, election dominate news | Local News
VALDOSTA — In many ways, 2021 was deja vu all over again. Many of the same topics that dominated local headlines in 2020 came back full force in 2021. COVID-19. Problems bedeviling the Valdosta High Wildcats. A police excessive force lawsuit — all of…
Health districts will distribute 300 COVID-19 testing kits Thursday at Salem Civic Center | Local News
The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts will distribute 300 at-home COVID-19 testing kits after an increased demand at a testing event this week. The health district will give out the free rapid antigen at-home test kits at 11 a.m. Thursday at…
How to put your COVID-19 vaccine card on your smartphone
Many states offer online portals for residents to upload COVID-19 vaccine records and test results to their smartphones. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the…
Exploring problematic smartphone use during COVID-19 pandemic
Someone using a smartphone. Credit: Malte Helmhold, Unsplash, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A new survey study has identified links between problematic smartphone use and low sense of control, repetitive thinking, and fear of missing…
Here’s what you need to know about RI’s new COVID-19 vaccination app
Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health on Monday announced that the Crush COVID RI mobile application had been updated so vaccinated Rhode Islanders can display their COVID-19 vaccination status via cellphones, tablets and other…