Deschutes County offering free COVID-19 testing event Wednesday at Fairgrounds
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No symptoms or ID required; online registration requested
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.
This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Redmond OR 4369.html.
Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister. Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days.
(Update: Adding video, parent reaction)
BEND, Ore. KTVZ Parent Ryan Cartmill of Bend said he waited months for Bend-La Pine Schools to release its plans to return students to class.
On Thursday, that day came. The school district is planning to have students back in class fully Feb. 8.
“It seemed like it took longer than it should have, Cartmill said Thursday. But at the same time, we are happy to have something to look forward to.”
He has three children in elementary school: a first-grader, third-grader and fifth-grader. They all attend Juniper Elementary.
Cartmill is one of many parents who has been calling for some time for schools to reopen.
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Elementary school will continue in-person
By Charlie Kanzig Tuesday, December 22, 2020 12:40 PM Sisters Elementary School will be allowed to remain open for “hybrid” learning under the state’s “Safe Harbor” clause, which was extended following an announcement late December 16 from the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority.
The “Safe Harbor” status had been set to expire January 4, 2021. ODE expects to publish updated information in the “Safe Schools, Ready Learners” program, including regarding “Safe Harbor” in the next two weeks.
However, superintendent Curt Scholl emphasized that students at Sisters Elementary will take a week of Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) the week of January 4, with a plan to return to the “in-person hybrid” model beginning January 11 provided that nothing else significantly changes in the interim regarding coronavirus infection rates.
Deschutes County conducting phone survey on COVID-19 impacts
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Beginning this week, Deschutes County Health Services is conducting a voluntary phone survey as part of an ongoing effort to better understand COVID-19 impacts in the county.
The survey should take about 15 minutes and will be offered in English and Spanish. Community participation will help inform Deschutes County Health Services public health response to the pandemic. All responses to the survey are confidential.
“We encourage people to participate in the survey if their household is selected, said Nahad Sadr-Azodi, Deschutes County Public Health director. This is a unique opportunity for people to help us learn more about the impacts of COVID-19 and aid in our efforts to fight this pandemic.