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As Washington state is experiencing a dramatic rise in COVID cases due to the Omicron variant, Gov. Jay Inslee announced steps today to contain the spread.
El seguimiento de los casos y la prevención de una mayor propagación de la enfermedad comienzan con las pruebas.
Tracking cases and preventing further spread of disease starts with testing; anyone with any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or known exposures should get tested, regardless of vaccination status or prior infection.
En el estado de Washington se está registrando un pico de casos de COVID-19 y se espera que los contagios aumenten en las próximas semanas.
His order requiring health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for any consumer requiring testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and his order protecting consumers from receiving surprise bills for lab fees related to medically necessary diagnostic testing for COVID-19 are both extended until Jan. 28.
The state of Washington is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, and transmission is expected to rise in the coming weeks.
Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced updates to state isolation and quarantine guidance, in alignment with the newly released recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hoy, el Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) anunció actualizaciones de las orientaciones estatales sobre el aislamiento y la cuarentena, en consonancia con las nuevas recomendaciones de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por
The governor and Trudi Inslee released a video today, as the holidays approach and more people gather with family and friends, the omicron variant is spreading through the state. The Inslees urged everyone to get vaccinated, boosted, use caution and wear masks this holiday season.
Washington’s exposure notification app is launching a new feature that will allow those who test positive for COVID-19 with an at-home test to anonymously notify others of a potential exposure.
The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is citing and fining the state Department of Corrections $60,000 for failing to enforce COVID-19 social distancing and mask procedures for employees at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Wash.
Gracias a la nueva función de la aplicación de notificaciones de exposición de Washington, aquellos que den positivo en la prueba de COVID-19 casera podrán notificar anónimamente a otros de una posible exposición.
El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH, por su sigla en inglés) está actualizando los requisitos de salud y seguridad (solo en inglés) para los deportes de alto contacto en lugares cerrados tras la aparición de brotes en varias escuelas de diferentes condados.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is recommending people 18 and older choose to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) instead of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine.