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Coronavirus FAQ: What you need to know 10/02/2020 12:10am • CLICK TO EXPAND: Coronavirus 2019-nCoV symptoms. (Getty Images) The global coronavirus outbreak that first emerged in Wuhan, China, late last year has changed life in the D.C. area. When infection rates started burgeoning in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, state leaders declared states of emerge 'We've been waiting for this': A day care owner reacts to Md.'s OK for return to full capacity 10/01/2020 11:47pm • It was welcome news for many child care facilities in Maryland. On Thursday, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon said preschools across the state can open at full capacity. ���I���m glad; we���ve been waiting for this,��� said Jon Heintz, president of the Children in the Shoe ch When's the best time to get a flu shot? 10/01/2020 08:28pm • The timing of the flu season is difficult to predict and can vary in different parts of the country and from season to season, but generally it runs from September to May. People are encouraged to get vaccinated beforehand. "This is a perfect time to get a flu shot," said Adventist HealthCare Sha Hogan: Md. child care centers can increase capacity; in-person visits at nursing homes 10/01/2020 06:59pm • As a result of Maryland's stabilizing COVID-19 health metrics, Gov. Larry Hogan said changes will be made to how child care centers and nursing homes can operate. Effective immediately, nursing homes and elder care facilities will be allowed to have in-person visitations, Hogan said. "As a res Zimmerman honored for work with MS, says he'll return to Nats in 2021 10/01/2020 10:28am • ������ Editor's Note: Dave Johnson emceed the Ambassador's Ball and revealed his own MS diagnosis in October 2019.�� As he looks forward to another World Series pursuit with the Washington Nationals next season, Ryan Zimmerman is a champion again. Zimmerman, and his wife, Heather, received Maryland researchers identify what works to help children avoid obesity 09/30/2020 08:05pm • Fourteen percent of 2- to 5-year-olds are overweight, but researchers at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine have identified strategies they believe work to help prevent childhood obesity. "Young children learn by watching their families," said study leader Maureen Black, a professor of Lt. Collins' law one of several going into effect Oct. 1 in Maryland 09/30/2020 06:43pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- An update to Maryland's hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several anti-discrimination measures going into effect Oct. 1. Other notable bills address crime, the environment and health care, including an infectious disease mandate named f Safeway now selling $140 COVID-19 at-home test kit 09/30/2020 12:40pm • The saliva-based tests Safeway is offering are in partnership with Phosphorus Diagnostics. This is what it looks like unboxed. (Courtesy Phosphorus Diagnostics) Safeway pharmacies throughout D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware are now selling an at-home COVID-19 test kit for $139.99. The sa DC-area Virginia Tech alums give $1.5 million to address food insecurity on campus 09/30/2020 11:23am • Two Greater Washington Virginia Tech alumni have donated $1.5 million to launch an online food bank service for students who experience food insecurity, the university said Wednesday. Mehul Sanghani, CEO and founder of Octo Consulting Group, and his wife Hema, a manager at CGI Federal, made the d School officials expect declines in enrollment and funding 09/30/2020 10:08am • BALTIMORE ��� Thousands of students are missing from class in the Baltimore area. The Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday that some don���t have internet access, and their school building is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Others may have dropped out. School systems are tallying their As schools weigh reentry, options open for changing day care needs 09/30/2020 08:28am • With ever-changing data on the spread of COVID-19, and tweaking of public health guidance, movement toward students returning to in-school learning is throwing one more ball in the air for parents to juggle. Most school systems are aiming toward a hybrid program, with students spending two days p Balloon releases are banned in Montgomery County 09/29/2020 09:36pm • Releasing balloons is now banned in Maryland's Montgomery County, as the Montgomery County Council passed the ban on Tuesday. You can no longer hold a balloon release in Montgomery County without the possibility of a fine. A bill passed unanimously by the council makes the intentional release Pandemic-related cleaning products are posing increased risk to kids 09/29/2020 04:25pm • The combination of distracted parents and the use of pandemic-related cleaning products is leading to increased dangers for kids at home, the advocacy group Safe Kids Worldwide said. "Parents and caregivers balancing several priorities of home, work and virtual learning is leading to gaps in supe Puberty in a pandemic? It's not all bad news, experts say 09/29/2020 02:58am • For many, the pandemic has scrambled any sense of passing time. Parents and pediatricians know better: Babies turn into toddlers, who turn into elementary school students, who eventually hit puberty. Kids grow up no matter what happens in the outside world. "I have a number of patients who have g Advocates encourage people with learning disabilities to make plan to vote 09/28/2020 05:39pm • Advocates are encouraging people with learning disabilities to make a plan to vote before or on Election Day. People with learning disabilities face stigma, low expectations and lack of understanding, but advocates stress that they still have a right to vote. "People with disabilities need