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Garden Grove Schools Will Test Staff, Students, for COVID-19

February 4, 2021
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As the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) prepares to open its classrooms for in-person instruction, it’s introducing a new virus testing strategy. District trustees unanimously approved CCP virus testing for students and staff during a Feb. 2 board meeting. The district plans to test those who are asymptomatic to catch those who unknowingly have the virus, and…

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Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Lands at Long Beach Airport

January 12, 2021
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LONG BEACH (CNS)—Long Beach Airport opened a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site Jan. 12 available exclusively for people planning to fly to Hawaii and hoping to avoid a state-mandated quarantine for visitors. The testing site is being operated in partnership with Hawaiian Airlines, offering $90 PCR tests with results within 36 hours. The site is open…

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England’s Rapid Asymptomatic Testing Could Backfire Over Accuracy: Experts

January 11, 2021
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Some experts are worried that England’s rollout of rapid test kits for people without COVID-19 symptoms could backfire due to the limited accuracy of the technology—especially if government messaging is not clear. The UK government announced on Sunday that the lateral flow testing kits as piloted in Liverpool in the autumn would be available for…

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UK Military Helping Testing and Vaccine Rollout in Biggest Peacetime Operation

January 4, 2021
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Over 5,000 members of the UK military are now involved in tackling the CCP virus, from testing to vaccine rollout, in what the Ministry of Defence describes as their biggest ever peacetime operation. More members of the armed forces are now involved than during the previous spring peak of the pandemic. On Monday, 800 soldiers…

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Orange County’s COVID-19 Surge Expected to Continue Into New Year

December 24, 2020
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Orange County health officials say they expect an upswing of COVID-19 cases to continue into the New Year. “We anticipate a continuing surge into January and are planning accordingly,” University of California–Irvine (UCI) Medical Center spokesman John Murray told The Epoch Times via email. The region has seen a steady increase in COVID-19 cases throughout…

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