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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

COVID-19

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Northwestern and Evanston officials share updates on COVID-19 and Dillo Day

May 18, 2022

Content warning: This story contains a mention of mass shootings. Northwestern administrators and Evanston city officials presented COVID-19 and Dillo Day information in a Tuesday virtual community...

A COVID-19 rapid test kit box sits on a purple background. A dropper, two tests and two fluids are in the foreground.

Biden administration offers eight free, at-home COVID-19 tests

May 17, 2022

The Biden administration will re-open its website for families to order eight more free at-home COVID-19 tests, it announced Tuesday. As COVID-19 cases rise due to the spread of omicron subvariants,...

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ETHS reinstates indoor mask requirement for all students and staff

May 16, 2022

Evanston Township High School reinstated its requirement for students and staff to wear masks indoors on Sunday.  The new mandate, enacted on Monday, follows a Feb. 28 decision to lift a previous mandate...

Illustrations of a syringe, vials, a mask, gloves and hand sanitizer in blue are set against a background illustration of COVID particles.

City updates COVID-19 mitigation recommendations

May 15, 2022

Evanston released new guidelines Friday for combating the spread of COVID-19 — including the recommended use of face masks indoors. The updated recommendations come as Evanston reported a seven-day...

While the University maintains that COVID-19 metrics on campus have been stabilizing, its positivity rate continues to reach record-breaking levels.

NU COVID-19 positivity rate continues to reach record-breaking numbers

May 13, 2022

Northwestern’s COVID-19 positivity rate reached its latest peak this week at 9.28%, rising almost two percentage points from last week’s positivity rate. As positivity rates continue to rise, the...

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