/tags/covid-testing COVID testing en-US Copyright Thu, 18 May 2023 17:44:48 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-05-18/seniors-got-covid-tests-they-didnt-order-in-medicare-scam-could-more-fraud-follow Some seniors got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered. Bad actors may have used seniors' Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government — and could do it again, investigators say. Thu, 18 May 2023 17:44:48 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-05-18/seniors-got-covid-tests-they-didnt-order-in-medicare-scam-could-more-fraud-follow Susan Jaffe /news/2022-06-28/you-can-still-get-pcr-tests-but-this-covid-drive-up-test-site-is-closing The Gravity Diagnostics drive-up COVID test site across from the IRS in Covington is shutting down and so is the one at Florence Mall Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:30:34 GMT /news/2022-06-28/you-can-still-get-pcr-tests-but-this-covid-drive-up-test-site-is-closing Ann Thompson /education/2022-03-21/cincinnati-public-schools-lifts-covid-19-testing-requirement-for-employees Regular testing could be reinstated for Cincinnati Public Schools employees if COVID-19 cases rise again. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:58:13 GMT /education/2022-03-21/cincinnati-public-schools-lifts-covid-19-testing-requirement-for-employees Cory Sharber /ohio-news/2022-01-12/ohio-distribution-covid-tests-libraries-schools The Ohio Dept. of Health says it will divert incoming rapid COVID test kits to K-12 schools, colleges and universities. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:57:44 GMT /ohio-news/2022-01-12/ohio-distribution-covid-tests-libraries-schools Jo Ingles /health/2022-01-11/aftab-pureval-cleveland-mayor-jason-bibb-covid-resources Pureval is set to announce "a new city protocol regarding COVID-19" Wednesday morning. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:54:16 GMT /health/2022-01-11/aftab-pureval-cleveland-mayor-jason-bibb-covid-resources Becca Costello /local-news/2022-01-10/covington-reconfigures-covid-testing-site-traffic Assistant Police Chief Brian Valenti says the recent surge in testing demand was causing back-ups in the streets around the testing site, just east of the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:46:59 GMT /local-news/2022-01-10/covington-reconfigures-covid-testing-site-traffic Bill Rinehart /health/2022-01-03/cincinnati-needs-mask-mandate-again-local-health-official-says "I realize that public officials right now are picking and choosing their battles, and this has become a big battle," said Grant Mussman, medical director for the Cincinnati Health Department. "But in terms of things that you can do that are effective, there's not a lot that's a lot better than masking." Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:05:18 GMT /health/2022-01-03/cincinnati-needs-mask-mandate-again-local-health-official-says Becca Costello /health/2021-12-23/where-find-covid-rapid-test-cincinnati-hamilton-county Free at-home COVID test kits will be available starting Thursday morning for Hamilton County residents, just as demand for the rapid tests is surging ahead of the holidays. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:38:00 GMT /health/2021-12-23/where-find-covid-rapid-test-cincinnati-hamilton-county Becca Costello /health/2020-08-31/home-is-where-the-future-of-covid-testing-may-be The Cleveland Clinic recently started using COVID-19 tests that patients can administer themselves at a drive-through testing site, supervised by a healthcare professional. The nasal swab testing method is meant to be more comfortable for patients and safer for health care workers. But the future of testing might put even more power in the hands of the patient, according to Dr. Dan Rhoads, section head of microbiology at the Cleveland Clinic. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:36:50 GMT /health/2020-08-31/home-is-where-the-future-of-covid-testing-may-be /local-news/2020-07-30/hamilton-county-awards-contract-to-increase-covid-19-testing The Hamilton County commissioners are using $18 million of federal CARES Act funding to increase COVID-19 testing and data collection in the county. The… Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:05:01 GMT /local-news/2020-07-30/hamilton-county-awards-contract-to-increase-covid-19-testing Jay Hanselman