Today is Wednesday, Jan. 27 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
1. Weekly COVID-19 Media Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD), County Cable Montgomery and on the county’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
đź“Ł @MontCoExec Marc Elrich, @MoCoDHHS' Dr. Travis Gayles and @ReadyMontgomery's Dr. Earl Stoddard will meet with reporters virtually tomorrow (Jan. 27) at 12:30 p.m. to provide #COVID19 updates.
Watch the media briefing live @CountyCableMoCo.
Details ➡ https://t.co/JHYTHNNKZq. pic.twitter.com/4GfnS6ZMpL— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) January 26, 2021
2. Council Committees in Session: Two Montgomery County Council committee meetings will be held virtually today: the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee at 9:30 a.m. and the Education and Culture/ Health and Human Services (E&C/HHS) Committees at 1:30 p.m. See agendas here. The meetings will be televised on County Cable Montgomery and live-streamed on the council’s Facebook and Youtube channels.
3. COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at seven testing sites today. The schedule of clinics may be found here.
🧪 Do you need a #COVID19 test? Visit the @MoCoDHHS testing website for information about upcoming testing clinics and more: https://t.co/mZKwFKn5c4. #GetTested pic.twitter.com/igCzoUQZRX
— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) January 26, 2021
4. Baby Panda Cam: From 1-1:15 p.m., the Smithsonian’s National Zoo will livestream from inside the habitat of giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji.
Live panda-cam on Wednesday. https://t.co/Jbix3t8dhq
— Montgomery Community Media (@mymcmedia) January 26, 2021
5. Senior Planet Montgomery: Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free Zoom classes to senior residents. Today’s classes include “Google Workspace” and “What It Means to Be News Literate.”
And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.
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