DOVER, Del. - The Delaware Division of Public Health and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency has announced that the State of Delaware is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to open a free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site. We're…
EASTON, Md. - Regional health officials are asking the public to help alleviate the unprecedented strain that the current COVID-19 surge is placing on the area's EMS personnel, frontline responders, and hospitals. We're told that in just the past two…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland Judiciary announced on Friday that Phase III operations will continue through at least March 6, 2022, due to the continued surge of positive COVID-19 cases and high rate of community transmission. Clerks' offices in both…
WILMINGTON, Del. - Governor John Carney has signed a revision to his COVID-19 emergency order, allowing the Division of Public Health to approve alternative mitigation measures in place of the mask mandate for professional and NCAA athletes. We're told these…
MARYLAND--The fight against the coronavirus continues in Maryland, with Governor Larry hogan announcing that the state will be opening six new hospital based testing sites. And two of those sites will be right…
EASTON, Md. - Two hospitals on the Eastern Shore will soon open as COVID-19 testing sites. UM Shore Regional Health in Talbot County and TidalHealth in Wicomico County are expected to open as hospital-based testing sites by the end of…
MARYLAND - COVID-19 testing is available through Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester County Health Departments at multiple locations. In addition, at-home test kits are available in each county, through local libraries, although supplies are limited. Testing dates and locations are as…
WORCESTER COUNTY, Md.- The Worcester County Public School District is finding new ways to tackle the spread of COVID-19. For starters, the quarantine period has now changed to 5 days, and the district will focus on contact tracing efforts in…
LEWES, Del. - Beebe Healthcare has announced it will postpone all non-emergent procedures starting Thursday, January 13th. These measures are being taken so that staff and beds can be reassigned for inpatient care. We're told this is directly related to…
DELAWARE- Governor John Carney held a press conference to speak on the decision to reimpose the mask mandate. Starting Tuesday, Delawareans are required to wear masks in indoor public settings, including stores,…
MARYLAND- Free at home Covid-19 tests, it's an initiative the Biden Administration is pushing for to create more access. "Removing the cost barrier thats associated with the at home tests, I think…
DELAWARE - Many of the changes the COVID-19 pandemic brought for restaurants, like having to reduce indoor capacity and increasing safety measures, were difficult to adjust to. But, the hospitality industry says…
DELAWARE - Bayhealth has entered their crisis standards of care protocol. Hospital officials say the goal is to deliver high-quality health care, while dealing with the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. They add that demand is far surpassing available resources,…
SALISBURY, Md. - For the first time in its 125 year history, TidalHealth Peninsula Regional has entered a crisis status. TidalHealth is now the 13th hospital in Maryland to implement a crisis status. Hospital officials say the COVID-19 pandemic has…
WORCESTER CO., Md -- Health officials expected covid numbers to increase as people visit their families during the holidays. 47ABC spoke with Travis Brown at the Worcester County Health Department to take a look…
MARYLAND - As legislators prepare to return to Annapolis on Wednesday, they'll have to work around new COVID-19 guidelines. The public will be allowed back into the State House, as…
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