Governor Roy Cooper today announced a policy extension allowing state employees to use volunteer days to help combat staffing shortages in K-12 school districts across the state due to COVID-19. The extension, through April 15, provides an additional 24 hours of Community Service Leave for state employees with supervisor approval to work in North Carolina schools as substitute teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria staff and others. necessary functions, in addition to the standard 24 hours of voluntary leave provided annually.
Knowing when to increase or decrease measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina's testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview of the metrics and capabilities that the state tracks.
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Durham, NC - January 13, 2021
The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) and Optum Serve partners will open two new free COVID-19 testing locations in Durham County. Beginning Saturday, January 15 at 1:00PM,...
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Are you looking for a COVID-19 vaccine for a person who is at home due to mobility problems? You can call the home immunization hotline at 1-866-303-0026, or fill out a registration form .
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Flights continue to be canceled as airlines grapple with staffing problems related to the pandemic. Thousands of flights have been affected and the end of the disruptions is not in sight. As airlines continue to try to accommodate stranded passengers, the Better Business Bureau serving eastern North Carolina (BBB) provides guidance on seeking compensation and refunds for cancellations.
Faced with national competition for testing supplies and a shortage of testing personnel, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is doing everything it can to support existing test sites, open more sites across the state, and increase access to services at home. collection kits.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services urges K-12 schools to promote immunization and boosters for students and staff and require students and staff to wear masks indoors to keep students in the classroom and limit risk. transmission rate of COVID-19.
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North Carolina residents should continue to exercise caution while outside on Thursday due to smoke and fine particle pollution from Canadian wildfires. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) and the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection are issuing a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for the entire state for Thursday, June 8. The Code Red Air Quality Action Alert that was in effect for central NC on Wednesday has been replaced with a Code Orange alert for the remainder of the day.
