Testing

New Jersey has the most school closures by far. The state's positive cases have doubled among students and more than quadrupled among staff.

Police are warning about the potential scams as many areas report testing shortages.

A state Department of Health spokeswoman says additional sites are expected to open in St. Louis and Kansas City during the next week.

Waiting days for test results could put a person outside the treatment window for the oral antivirals.

The nation's top infectious disease expert admitted he was frustrated with the limited supply of tests amid the surge caused by the Omicron variant.

President Biden announced earlier this week that the administration will send out half a billion tests to Americans free of charge.

Americans are waiting hours to get a COVID-19 test in some locations, and many people have not received results back days after being tested.

The Biden administration changed course this week and said it would provide free at-home testing for those who want it.

President Joe Biden, who narrowly enjoys positive approval on COVID, is belatedly trying to get a grip on testing as Omicron sweeps through the U.S.

The Omicron variant's rise and global prevalence has put an increased focus on regular coronavirus testing at home.

The convention at New York City's Javits Center drew roughly 50,000 attendees last month.

"Biden goes around coughing on people all over the place, and yet the Corrupt News doesn't even cover it," the former president said.

Officials worry the Omicron variant is more transmissible and could potentially reduce the effectiveness of vaccines and therapeutics.

The biosurveillance program was expanded to Atlanta's airport, which services flights from Johannesburg.

Regardless of vaccine status, players, coaches and other NFL personnel will be required to wear masks during the week after Thanksgiving.

A high school's multiple-choice quiz question reportedly asked students to identify the "group of complete idiots."

A lab in central England has been suspended from processing COVID-19 tests after an estimated 43,000 swabs reported a false negative.

"I believe senior members of the administration could have done more for [mask-wearing]," Brett Giroir said on Friday.

The latest investment comes just a month after the White House spent $2 million on COVID-19 testing to incentivize manufacturers on production.

"It is now very clear that testing is a necessary companion to vaccines and Abbott is ramping up again," a spokesperson for Abbott Laboratories said.

A new "vaccine certification program" in Seattle and King County, Washington will apply to outdoor events with 500 or more people, as well as most indoor settings.

Almost 600 government workers in Mecklenburg County are facing suspension without pay for refusing weekly COVID-19 testing or providing proof of vaccination.

An outbreak of new cases in the Fujian province has caused travel within the region to be restricted, with at least 152 new cases in recent days.

Even remote employees may have to get vaccinated or get tested weekly under the president's new plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

"I showed [the necessary documents] to them multiple times, I asked for a supervisor, and at the end of it all they still did not allow us to board," mother Chrystal Becker recalled.

"The guest almost certainly did not contract COVID on our ship," the cruise line said in a statement regarding a passenger who died from COVID complications.

The scores from standardized tests taken during the pandemic reveal how far students have fallen behind in their curriculum which could require several years for them to catch up.

At Rhodes College, the fee is meant to cover the cost of weekly testing that unvaccinated students will have to undergo.

"The multiple health care fraud schemes charged today describe theft from American taxpayers through the exploitation of the national emergency," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said.

A man accused of pulling a weapon on men and women in line to get a COVID-19 test, and specifically targeting an older man, has been detained by law enforcement in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.