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Anne Arundel Co. health official recommends private schools go online 11/18/2020 08:18am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The health officer of a Maryland county wants the county's private schools to switch to online learning amid the rise in coronavirus cases. Anne Arundel County Health Officer Nilesh Kalyanaraman recommended suspending classroom instruction in a letter to the schools last w Maryland communities offer drive-thru mask distribution Wednesday 11/18/2020 08:10am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland Department of Health and county leaders in Allegany, Dorchester and Montgomery counties will hand out free masks to residents Hogan orders bars, restaurants to close at 10 p.m., cuts capacity limits at businesses 11/18/2020 02:32am • Gov. Larry Hogan takes questions from journalists about a variety of new measures Maryland is taking to try to fight a surge in cases of the coronavirus during a news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Annapolis, Md. Dr. Thomas Scalea, physician in chief of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Cent GMU offering free psychological sessions to essential workers 11/17/2020 09:05pm • Essential personnel working through the coronavirus pandemic who need psychological support can get a free session from George Mason University in Virginia. The school's Center for Psychological Services is providing the service. Essential workers can call 703-215-1898 and talk to a facilitato Montgomery County officials react to Maryland governor's new virus restrictions 11/17/2020 09:00pm • Leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, were critical of Gov. Larry Hogan's announcement on new efforts to control the COVID-19 surge in the state, noting additional measures should be taken to prevent the spread of the virus. Hogan announced new restrictions Monday, including a 10 p.m. curfew fo Va. health care systems say public must help contain COVID-19 11/17/2020 06:20pm • Experts believe the latest COVID-19 case surge will only worsen in the coming months, so hospital leaders in Virginia are again urging the public to do their part and keep the case numbers as low as possible. The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, which represents 110 hospitals across Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery back on after cancellation reversed 11/17/2020 06:04pm • Wreaths Across America, which was canceled by Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, is back on, organizers said Tuesday. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy "has directed Arlington National Cemetery to safely host Wreaths Across America," the cemetery said on its website less than a day after the initi Sen. Grassley says he tested positive for coronavirus 11/17/2020 06:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 87-year-old Grassley had said Tuesday morning that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and w Virginia schools delay in-person classes amid COVID-19 spike 11/17/2020 05:29pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials in some of Virginia's largest school districts are pausing their plans to expand in-person learning amid a rising number of coronavirus cases. The decisions in Virginia Beach, Henrico County and Fairfax County came three days after Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam an Charles County weighs stronger COVID-19 response as cases rise 11/17/2020 04:36pm • With the current rise in COVID-19 cases throughout the D.C. region, and across the U.S., local governments are looking for ways to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Last week, in Charles County, Maryland, where infection rates were higher than the state's average, Health Officer Dr. Dianna Abne Who is likely to be offered COVID-19 vaccine first when it becomes available? 11/17/2020 04:00pm • The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be available sometime in December, and decisions about who gets it first will be guided by current immunization guidelines. "The CDC has the advisory committee on immunization practices and other groups that weigh in on how vaccines should be Pandemic gun buyers more likely to be suicidal, study finds 11/17/2020 02:22pm • Suicidal thoughts are more likely among Americans who have bought guns during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent study found. The Rutgers University study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, reported that 70% of pandemic gun buyers thought of ending their life, compared to 37% Washington Football Team player tests positive for coronavirus 11/17/2020 11:15am • A Washington Football Team player has tested positive for COVID-19, the team said Tuesday. "The player immediately self-isolated and the contact tracing data was evaluated. All of the player's close contacts have been told to quarantine," a news release from the team said. The player has not b About 20 COVID cases discovered at Delaware's largest prison 11/17/2020 08:59am • SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — About 20 inmates at Delaware’s largest prison have tested positive for the coronavirus. The state’s Department of Correction said Monday in a news release that 18 cases were discovered at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center after rapid tests were administered at the pris Suspect in custody after Anne Arundel Co. ice cream store assault 11/17/2020 08:08am • Police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, have arrested one of two suspects accused of attacking employees in an Edgewater ice cream store after being asked to wear face masks. Twenty-six-year-old Bowie resident Ibukunoluwa Opanuga was taken into custody and charged with assault for her alleged in