Oskaloosa News Recap For March 10th, 2021
National and World News
Houston health officials announced earlier this week that the UK coronavirus variant was detected at most city wastewater treatment plants, “suggesting ongoing and uncontrolled community spread.”
While Texas Gov. Greg Abbot lifted the statewide mask mandate, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that new evidence of widespread variants is “concerning amid the relaxed restrictions.”
Surveillance of wastewater has been deployed around colleges and cities to monitor for spread as even those without symptoms shed the virus in feces.
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Leaders of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) are advising teachers not to post vacation pictures on social media as the union continues to seek a safe return to in-person instruction.