Get vaccinated or face weekly Covid tests, California teachers and staff told

• Governor Newsom announces first-in the-nation policy
• Concerns grow about highly contagious Delta variant

California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly Covid testing, as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns about the highly contagious delta variant, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

The new policy applies to public and private schools and will affect the state's 320,000 public school teachers, more than 250,000 support staff - from cafeteria employees to cleaners - and at least 80,000 private school employees. It will also apply to school volunteers.