A conversation around an “offramp” to masking in schools has accelerated as New York, Illinois and other states talk about phasing out mandates.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Tests in trash bags, lying to patients: Washington state AG sues ‘sham’ Center for COVID Control
Washington state is suing Center for COVID Control, alleging the nationwide chain provided “invalid, false and delayed” COVID-19 test results.
Center for COVID Control shuts down headquarters amid FBI investigation but says testing sites may branch off
The nationwide Center for COVID Control is suspending operations “indefinitely,” and questions are emerging about two labs under investigation.
FBI searches Center for COVID Control headquarters amid investigations into multi-million dollar testing business
The FBI searched the headquarters of a nationwide string of coronavirus testing sites known as the Center for COVID Control.
Center for COVID Control and its lab ‘fraudulently reported negative test results,’ Minnesota complaint says
Minnesota filed a consumer-protection lawsuit Wednesday against the Center for COVID Control for “deceptive and fraudulent practices.”
How a wedding photographer and a donut shop owner got millions in a COVID testing operation now under investigation
While the Center for COVID Control failed to keep up with testing demands, the company’s owners spent millions on luxury cars and homes, records show.
Federal authorities investigate lab, misconduct claims tied to Center for COVID Control
A federal agency is investigating what the Center for COVID Control says is its primary lab and clinical testing vendor partner, Doctors Clinical Lab.
Center for COVID Control’s testing sites to ‘pause’ as authorities in 2 states shut down centers
An Illinois-based coronavirus testing company under investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice announced a “one-week pause on all operations.”
Oregon DOJ, Better Business Bureau investigating Center for COVID Control
The Oregon DOJ and the Better Business Bureau have launched investigations into an Illinois-based company that runs COVID-19 testing sites across the nation.
Are space heaters safe? Simple mistakes can easily start a deadly fire, experts warn.
The fire that killed 17 people and injured dozens more in the Bronx over the weekend has become yet another deadly blaze blamed on a space heater.