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Union rep says 60 inmates at prison facility have virus 08/20/2020 11:00am • HOPEWELL, Va. — A prison staff union representative says that nearly a third of inmates at a federal correction facility in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Wednesday that the outbreak is at the Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg c After surge, virus cases begin to fall in Hampton Roads 08/20/2020 09:49am • NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia’s Hampton Roads region saw such a surge in coronavirus cases last month that Gov. Ralph Northam imposed restrictions on alcohol sales and gatherings. But the number of cases is beginning to fall in the area. The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the number of Airbnb bans house parties worldwide, citing virus mandates 08/20/2020 09:37am • Airbnb is banning house parties worldwide as it tries to clean up its reputation and comply with coronavirus-related limits on gatherings. The San Francisco home sharing company will limit occupancy in its rental homes to 16 people. It may offer exceptions for boutique hotels or other event venue Montgomery Co. to reopen testing sites but questions over AdvaGenix tests remain 08/20/2020 03:14am • Montgomery County, Maryland, is restarting coronavirus testing at some county-run testing sites beginning Thursday, nearly a week after testing was temporarily suspended when the county's provider of COVID-19 tests was ordered by the state to halt operations. Walk-in testing resumes at the Plum G Fairfax County schools emphasizing mental health resources for students 08/19/2020 10:29pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. Caught in the middle of a pandemic, most children are now going to learn from home, missing friends and regular school Montgomery Co. private schools back in spotlight after some positive coronavirus results 08/19/2020 07:42pm • Two staff members at a private school in Montgomery County, Maryland, tested positive for coronavirus, furthering the county's frustrations with what they say is a lack of guidance from the state on how to handle these situations. The Bullis School in Potomac confirmed with state health officials Anne Arundel County leaders urge residents voting by mail to act now 08/19/2020 06:29pm • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, leaders are urging residents to prepare now for how they'll vote in the general election, and they are concerned voters who want to vote by mail in the state could wait too long to begin the process. County Executive Steuart Pittman outlined the four options some 40 Food safety tips for at-home kids who are preparing school-day snacks and lunches 08/19/2020 06:18pm • This story is part of “Parenting in a Pandemic,” WTOP’s continuing coverage of how parents are dealing with child care, schooling and more through the coronavirus pandemic. When the new school year gets underway, children who are learning remotely online might be making their own snacks and Virginia Senate puts off vote on eviction moratorium 08/19/2020 05:42pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has put off a vote on legislation to block evictions until next year, a measure supporters say is a vital protection for renters amid the coronavirus pandemic. A Senate committee voted Wednesday to delay taking a vote on a measure to block evictions unti Virginia Tech president updates community on testing, reopening 08/19/2020 04:24am • Five people have tested positive for the coronavirus as Virginia Tech prepares for the fall semester. Some 3,663 people were tested between Aug. 9 and Aug. 16, and "we have one true positive and four positives from students who had previously confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection," university President What's known about COVID-19 and increased potential for stroke 08/18/2020 03:35pm • When it comes to the novel coronavirus and its potential to increase risk for stroke, knowledge is growing and evolving quickly, according to an expert with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. “What we know about this is changing on a weekly basis, both because the virus is changing in some wa Police reform, pandemic among priorities for Va. special legislative session 08/18/2020 07:10am • Republican and Democratic delegates of the Virginia General Assembly will tackle coronavirus pandemic and policing-related issues in a special session starting Tuesday. Democrats are expected to seek a requirement for businesses to provide paid sick leave for employees, and protection for tenants Faster test results and 'robust' immune response may offer hope of curbing the pandemic, experts say 08/18/2020 04:32am • Faster tests combined with a "robust" immune response against Covid-19 could soon mean a slower spread, researchers said. Tests have been delayed and in short supply as the United States surpassed 5.4 million cases, leaving many uncertain about their risk of spreading th DC warns of cases from small gatherings, travel; contact tracers to start home visits 08/18/2020 03:17am • D.C. is warning of small gatherings and traveling as it ramps up contact tracing and begins house visits to track down COVID-19 cases. "We remain concerned about the amount of community spread in the District," Mayor Muriel Bowser said during a briefing Monday. Around 15% of all cases in the p Wuhan hosts massive water park party as coronavirus concerns recede 08/18/2020 02:17am • It was ground zero in the coronavirus pandemic and underwent the world's first -- and arguably strictest -- lockdown. Now, the central Chinese city of Wuhan appears to have moved on from the virus, as thousands of revelers gathered in an open air water park for an electr