Ride On Passengers No Longer Required to Wear Masks
Ride On passengers are no longer required to wear masks on the bus, though the county officials are strongly recommending passengers voluntarily wear them.
Ride On passengers are no longer required to wear masks on the bus, though the county officials are strongly recommending passengers voluntarily wear them.
The County Council plans to vote today (April 5) on a supplemental appropriation to the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services to cover additional COVID-19 costs not included in the original Fiscal Year 2022 budget.
The county is now offering free COVID-19 at-home polymerase chain reaction tests at additional locations in the county starting today (March 16), officials announced.
CaringMatters, a Gaithersburg-based nonprofit that provides support services for those in Montgomery County facing serious illness, end-of-life, caregiving challenges and grief, is looking for volunteers to help meet a growing demand for its service in the Silver Spring/Takoma Park area.
The County Council this week passed a law to require food service establishments to offer one healthy option for children’s meals to help combat childhood obesity.
The County Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a zoning text amendment that would streamline the approval process for biohealth facilities in the county.
The County Council has once again extended the indoor mask mandate for public spaces in the county. Sitting as the Board of Health, the council enacted a Second Amended Board of Health Regulation to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 21.
The county will begin distributing free N95 masks, in addition to COVID–19 at-home test kits, at library branches beginning Friday, Jan. 21.
Residents who use rapid at-home COVID–19 tests can now report the results via a new county portal, officials announced. The self-reporting portal is available in English and six other languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Korean, Chinese and Amharic.