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Quarantining after exposure to COVID-19 is no longer recommended for unvaccinated, asymptomatic children in child care, K-12 schools and camp settings, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced this week.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey with a cautionary story of a health care worker who contracted COVID-19.

District officials asked students and parents to be respectful to anyone who opts to wear a mask.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announces that DC will be ‘dialing back’ the indoor mask requirements.

Fairfax County Public Schools unveiled plans to scale back mask rules and other COVID-19 restrictions. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

One tool was noticeably absent from the U.S.’s Covid-19 pandemic-fighting arsenal: at-home rapid tests. Despite their short supply, the Biden administration has made it clear that the tests will be critical when it comes to reopening the U.S. economy. The White House is taking a number of steps to bolster supply and lower costs for the over-the-counter tests. The...

George Mason University is requiring students to get their booster shots, but a group of students is fighting back. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Pfizer and Moderna are utilizing the same mRNA technology found in Covid-19 vaccines to try to develop a one-time universal flu cure.

Data shows thousands of students tested positive and thousands more still haven’t provided their results. Mark Segraves reports.

It was the first day back in the classroom on Thursday for D.C. public school students who showed proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Fifty thousand students picked up rapid test kits and then uploaded the results on the same day – a massive logistical challenge made harder by the snow. By most accounts the return to classes went smoothly,…

No restrictions are stopping businesses from throwing parties, but many are not in the mood to celebrate. News4’s Darcy Spencer reporters on what events are cancelled and what places are open to celebrate.

DC Public Schools students and staff members must show negative COVID-19 test results before returning to schools next week after winter break, officials said Wednesday.

D.C. will require proof of vaccination at restaurants and several other types of establishment as daily COVID-19 case counts hit dramatic new highs, the mayor announced Wednesday.

The mayor of D.C. will reinstate the indoor mask mandate and institute a vaccine and booster mandate for District government employees.

On today’s News4 Rundown: How local schools are reacting to the rise in COVID-19 cases and how a new U.S. Skating coach who has never skated before is helping athletes train for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The District is seeing its biggest spike in new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, and on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday that she’s not ruling out reinstating the mask mandate. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

News4’s Doreen Gentzler had a one-on-one with Dr. Anthony Fauci who said children are an integral part of the community and should be vaccinated in order to stop the spread of coronavirus.

News4’s Doreen Gentzler had a one-on-one with Dr. Anthony Fauci where he discussed the ‘highly transmissible’ rate of the omicron variant and how booster shots play a critical role in protection.

DC Department of Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt said the delta is the most dominant variant among coronavirus cases in Washington, D.C.

D.C. plans to lift its indoor mask mandate for public spaces next week, saying residents must learn to live with the coronavirus because it’s expected to permanently circulate within the community like the flu.