UNC School of Public Health Receives $65 Million Grant for Antiviral Discovery Center
The National Institutes of Health will be awarding the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health...
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COVID-19
With COVID-19 Still on the Rise, Masks Are Back at Hillsborough Elementary
As COVID-19 numbers rise across the state and Orange County goes back in the “yellow” zone, one school is reinstating its mask mandate.
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UNC Closing On-Campus COVID-19 Testing Sites
UNC is closing its on-campus COVID testing site, Carolina Together – though it’s “too soon to say” whether it will reopen in the future.
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Orange County: COVID-19 State of Emergency Will Officially Expire
After 780 days of being active, the state of emergency in Orange County enacted due to COVID-19 is...
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Carrboro High, Hillsborough Elementary Reinstate Mask Requirements Following Clusters
Two schools in Orange County are set to make masks required for students, educators and visitors...
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Amid Rise of BA.2 Variant, Orange County Health Officials Cautiously Optimistic
The BA.2 variant of COVID-19 is causing an uptick in cases, but local health officials say they’re still feeling optimistic.
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UNC Ends Carolina Together COVID-19 Case Dashboard
UNC announced Wednesday morning that it had ended the campus case Carolina Together dashboard. The site now displays links to the CDC, Orange County and North Carolina COVID-19 case dashboards.
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Mask-Optional Policy Begins Next Week at Most NC Agencies
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mask-wearing inside most North Carolina state government buildings...
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CHCCS Delays Lifting Indoor Mask Mandate Until April 4
The CHCCS school board voted to lift the district’s outdoor mask mandate, but keep the indoor mandate in place for one more month.
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Amid COVID Shifts, UNC’s Testing Lab Transitions to Third Party
UNC is set to make several shifts in its COVID-19 approach in the coming days, including a change...
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