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Coronavirus updates: DC, Md., Va. leaders issue new orders, extend order deadlines 04/16/2020 02:12am • The latest Teacher-led instruction at Fairfax County, Virginia, schools have been canceled for the rest of the week for necessary updates following technical glitches that led to access problems. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued an executive order requiring Marylanders to wear masks or f Newfound time to exercise? Watch out for stress injuries 04/16/2020 01:00am • Parks, jogging trails and bicycle paths are busy places as some people indulge in exercise, one of the essential needs given an exception under stay-at-home orders issued in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Individuals used to regular workouts at the gym have reverted to exercising at home, whether i Tracking virus data could change at-risk groups' future access to health care 04/15/2020 11:37pm • The coronavirus is hitting the African American population harder than any other, and data scientists are working to gather as much information about patients who test positive for the virus so they can help doctors make more informed treatment decisions and understand why some populations are more False negatives in coronavirus testing are unavoidable but rare 04/15/2020 04:01pm • Some patients are testing negative for the coronavirus even though they have it, and a D.C. doctor says it's unavoidable but exceedingly rare. “We’ve done hundreds of tests now, and we’ve seen a couple of negatives that when retested were positive,” said Dr. Gary Simon, chief of the Divis WTOP Frontline Heroes Honorees 04/15/2020 09:51am • WTOP is proud to announce that the following first responders and essential personnel working during coronavirus have been chosen as WTOP Frontline Heroes. Each day, WTOP and Northwest Federal Credit Union will randomly choose two people from those nominated by their peers and award them $100. WT Hospitals scramble to increase capacity in Prince George's Co. 04/15/2020 06:08am • Hospitals in Prince George's County, Maryland, have been disproportionately slammed by the coronavirus pandemic and are scrambling to increase their capacity to deal with a spike in patients. No other county in Maryland has seen as many deaths and positive coronavirus cases, and some hospitals in Tax Day brings new deadlines, extensions in DC, Md. and Va. amid coronavirus 04/15/2020 05:49am • Tax Day is Wednesday and there are some changes in place to help taxpayers severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including a few additional months to get paperwork in order before any payments are due. Virginia The due date for state tax payments has been extended to June 1, so don't expe Northern Virginia hospitals meeting the challenge of coronavirus, Alexandria health director says 04/15/2020 05:04am • The coronavirus outbreak has presented any number of problems for many organizations, and hospitals are not immune. But hospitals across Northern Virginia are meeting the challenge, according to the director of Alexandria's health department. "This changes every day and will change significantly Coronavirus: Are you immune if you recover? Experts uncertain 04/15/2020 04:35am • Thousands of people have had and then recovered from the new coronavirus, but experts said it's unclear whether surviving the ailment builds immunity. Doctors aren't able to tell whether coronavirus survivors are immune because current tests don't look for the virus itself. Instead, they search f Coronavirus: Metro asks riders to wear masks; US halts payments to WHO pending review of virus warnings 04/15/2020 02:16am • A woman and young girl wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as they walk past a boarded-up store, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Washington. The District of Columbia is under a stay-home order for all residents in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP DC-area doctors prepare for coronavirus surge at ICU boot camp 04/14/2020 06:05pm • Inside the ICU Mobile Simulation Lab, doctors are trained on ventilators, intubation, personal protective equipment best practices, and other issues common with COVID-19 patients. (Courtesy MedStar Health) Some D.C.-area doctors who don't usually work in intensive care units are getting refreshe Coronavirus update: Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park closed to traffic; Prince George's Co. orders shoppers to wear masks 04/14/2020 12:01am • The latest Sections of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park in D.C. are closed to vehicle traffic through April 30 to allow for recreational use. Montgomery County, Maryland, will open up two more parkways for weekend recreational use. Prince George's County, Maryland, is ordering shoppers in "gro Coronavirus update: Bowser, Hogan say no 'artificial deadline' on lifting restrictions 04/12/2020 11:48am • St. Anne's Episcopal Church is seen in the distance from Main Street in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a "stay-at-home" directive Monday in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The latest D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Maryland Coronavirus in black America: Living in the eye of a 'perfect storm' 04/11/2020 03:58am • Dr. Monica Peek was shopping for groceries on Chicago's South Side when she noticed half the 15 or so store clerks weren't donning masks. An internist who helps screen coronavirus patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center's emergency room, Peek knows what's at Data Doctors: Tips for sniffing out COVID-19 scams 04/10/2020 11:27pm • Q: Any tips on what to watch for from COVID cyber-scammers? A. Cyberscams proliferate any time there are big events, so a pandemic is a huge opportunity to compromise victims trying to keep up with the constantly changing landscape. They can be in email messages with malicious links or attachm