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Coronavirus update: As area cases top 8,000, DC to take more emergency action 04/07/2020 12:56am • An electronic message sign above the Capital Beltway in Maryland urges drivers to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The latest The total number of COVID-19 cases in the region has topped 8,000. More first responders around the area have tested positive for t People with asthma, lung conditions need COVID-19 action plan 04/06/2020 05:00pm • Symptoms related to COVID-19 can escalate quickly, and doctors recommend that people who may be at high risk prepare an action plan. A Virginia doctor has these tips to help get you started. "If things are progressing, you're not getting better with your fever, your cough, and you're starting to Hilton to open 1 million rooms for front-line medical workers 04/06/2020 09:52am • McLean, Virginia-based Hilton has partnered with American Express and is opening up to 1 million hotel room nights across the U.S. for front-line medical professionals who are battling the coronavirus pandemic. Starting next week, Hilton says it will make rooms available to doctors, nurses, E Md. hospital system urgently hiring for range of emergency coronavirus positions 04/06/2020 06:32am • As Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan calls for 6,000 new hospital beds to prepare the state for the coronavirus outbreak, the University of Maryland Medical System is urgently searching for more staff. The coronavirus emergency surge staffing pool listing website said they are looking for applicants for Coronavirus update: DC closes market at Wharf after evidence of overcrowding on Saturday 04/05/2020 03:35pm • A sign posted at a market stall at the Fisherman's Market at The Wharf in Southwest D.C. The latest Overnight, bright orange emergency closure signs were posted at the Fisherman's Market within The Wharf complex in D.C. after multiple reports of overcrowding on Saturday. There are over 7,0 AP Top U.S. News at 11:38 p.m. EDT 04/05/2020 12:00am • No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming U.S. 'wasted' months before preparing for virus pandemic 'I cried on the truck': Fatigued NY workers forge ahead Doctors, nurses leave homes to protect families from virus Grocery workers are key during the virus. And they're afraid Island m Coronavirus update: Region sees surge with more than 6,400 known cases 04/04/2020 07:30pm • Waiting area chairs are covered in plastic wrap at Union Station on April 3, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The latest There are more than 6,400 known cases of COVID-19 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia as of Saturday morning. In addition to a number of stations Tips on decluttering your home now that you have time 04/04/2020 07:27am • If you didn't immediately jump into cleaning and decluttering mode when your friends began posting photos online of their tidy closets and basements, it might be time to purge. Spring cleaning for a lot people started early as a result of teleworking and staying home because of the coronavirus cr Coronavirus update: Va. picks field hospital sites; DC projects up to 93,000 infections 04/04/2020 01:18am • Medical personnel perform drive up tests in the parking lot of United Medical Center as Mayor Muriel Bowser holds a news conference nearby to update the city on the COVID-19 crisis, in Washington, DC, April 2, 2020. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The latest The W How Montgomery County is trying to lighten the load of strained ERs 04/03/2020 06:58pm • Montgomery County EMS strike teams will be deployed in SUVs. Their goal is to reduce the number of people taking trips to the hospital. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue) Montgomery County, Maryland, has a new way to help people who may have COVID-19 while preventing unnecessary trips Data Doctors: Tips on how to use video conference services like Zoom safely 04/03/2020 08:53am • Q: Is it safe to use Zoom for my videoconferences or should I consider something else? A: With most of the country under a "stay at home" order, the use of video conferencing has skyrocketed. Zoom’s user numbers reportedly went from around 10 million daily users in December to more than 200 Md. passes bills to expand use of telemedicine 04/03/2020 04:30am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is signing bills that expand the use of telemedicine into law. The legislation was passed in the General Assembly before the coronavirus outbreak led to executive orders that resulted in current restrictions on businesses, the closure of schools and the most recent stay- Coronavirus: Va. receives major disaster declaration; White House considers broader use of face masks 04/02/2020 11:04pm • During the coronavirus pandemic, some people in D.C. are suiting up in face masks, gloves and body gear when they are out in public. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The latest Virginia has received a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government to help the commonwealth's response to the coronav DC-area ER doctor talks about concerns of front-line medical workers on and off the clock 04/02/2020 05:45pm • Concern about catching, spreading or bringing the new coronavirus home is constant for some front-line medical workers in the D.C. area. Some are scared to hug their own children. "This morning, when I came home from work, my 4-year-old son jumped out of bed and ran over to me to give me a big DC career counselor offers advice amid record-breaking jobless claims 04/02/2020 02:40pm • "The reality is companies are trying to figure out what their new normal is for just business and what they need to do, so hiring is really sort of at the low end, what they’re doing right now," said Susanne Maurer, co-founder of Washington Career Services. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/fizkes) L