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Coronavirus updates: Several Va. measures extended; free meals to be distributed in Md. 04/24/2020 03:27am • Medical personnel from Montgomery County, Md., check patients arriving for a COVID-19 drive-in testing in Silver Spring, Md., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Maryland has dramatically boosted its testing capacity for the new coronavirus with a shipment of 500,000 tests from a South Korean company. (AP Pho In-nose filters from Resprana claim extra coronavirus protection 04/23/2020 04:00pm • As people look for protection from the coronavirus, some interesting products are getting new attention: filters that can be shoved right into the nose. Nasal filters claim to reduce the amount of pollutants, allergens and, in some cases, viruses that get breathed in. Certain filters can give Study suggests coronavirus impact on travel will be 9 times worse than 9/11 04/23/2020 03:22pm • Nearly all segments of the U.S. economy seem to be shrinking, if not collapsing, but one of the hardest hit will be the travel industry. After all, how soon do you plan to hop on an airplane or head to a bustling theme park? A new study from the U.S. Travel Association suggests many people won New map shows which Va. counties follow coronavirus social distancing guidelines 04/23/2020 08:26am • This screen shot shows the interactive Virginia map. Click to see the interactive map. (Courtesy Blue Raster) Social distancing is considered one of the key factors in slowing the spread of coronavirus, and a new interactive, county-by-county map of Virginia makes it possible to see how well peo Md. sixth grader helps create 1,000 masks for nurses, first responders 04/23/2020 05:38am • A 12-year-old North Potomac boy had an idea more than a month ago, and now plenty of nurses and first responders are grateful today. A 12-year-old North Potomac, Maryland, boy had an idea more than a month ago to craft masks for nurses and first responders, and his vision recently became a reali Coronavirus updates: Trump suspends issuance of some green cards; Md. reopens Prince George's hospital 04/23/2020 02:27am • Workers construct a second tent on the House side of the Virginia Capitol, Monday April 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The House and Senate are meeting in separate locations for Wednesday's reconvene session due to the COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The latest Pr DC offers some essential health care workers discounted rides 04/22/2020 10:36pm • D.C. wants some of its essential health care workers at two hospitals to have a way to get home and to their jobs during the public health emergency. Essential health care workers at Howard University Hospital and United Medical Center could be eligible for a service that would cost them a $3 fla How DC landmark Ben's Chili Bowl is responding to the pandemic 04/22/2020 05:04pm • Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street is seen on April 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the D.C. region, local landmark Ben's Chili Bowl is fighting through it and adapting. "In the past, whenever there was a di Georgetown designer pivots from dresses to fancy face masks 04/22/2020 01:00pm • Georgetown fashion designer Sonia Garbarino has pivoted from dress alterations to face mask creations. (WTOP/John Aaron) Georgetown fashion designer Sonia Garbarino normally makes dresses for proms and weddings, but with that business drying up because of the pandemic, she’s turned her att Loki the therapy dog is delivering care packages to Baltimore nurses during the pandemic 04/22/2020 08:37am • Loki the therapy "dogtor" poses in front of a "Hero Healing Kit." (Courtesy Caroline Benzel) The sight of nursing scrubs is a surefire way to get Loki wagging her tail. It's not something that leaves most dogs panting with excitement. But Loki isn't your typical dog -- she's a two-year-old Ro Social distancing leaves some DC-area doctors with quiet practices 04/22/2020 04:10am • Each day brings praise to the heroism of health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. But for some doctors not on the battlefront, social distancing has left their practices quiet. Dr. Nicole Renaud, an Arlington, Virginia, ophthalmologist, said she had a full schedule of How to help kids understand the importance of wearing masks in public 04/22/2020 04:00am • In areas where social distancing might be difficult to maintain, doctors recommend everyone older than two years wear face masks, so a D.C.-area pediatrician has advice for parents taking that coronavirus-related precaution with children. How do you convince kids to wear masks and get comfortable Is your family's chewing and slurping driving you insane? Here's what to do 04/22/2020 03:33am • Many of us know the experience of feeling enraged while sitting with a friend or a family member who's eating a little loudly and that sound makes you want to scream. Now we're spending all of our time quarantined with the same family or friends, and every bite, chew, crunch and slurp is so LOUD. How does the National Guard keep people safe during a pandemic? By cleaning, sewing and packing 04/22/2020 03:25am • If there's one thing the Covid-19 crisis has taught us, it's that unusual times call for unusual solutions. That's why in Rotterdam, New York, a group of trained soldiers and airmen sat in a call center for weeks, taking more than 118,000 calls from concerned citizens asking about the coronavirus Coronavirus update: Trump announces immigration restrictions; Va. hits pause on field hospitals 04/22/2020 02:44am • A medical worker prepares to test a young man for COVID-19 at a Children's National Hospital drive-through (drive-in) coronavirus testing site at Trinity University, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The latest President Donald Trump announced what he described