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All Md. counties except Prince George's now below key coronavirus testing measure 08/17/2020 02:59pm • All but one of Maryland's 23 counties now have a coronavirus positivity rate below 5%, a key threshold that suggests enough testing is being done to keep up with the spread of the virus. The only Maryland county with a positivity rate above 5% is Prince George's County, which has recorded the hig Metro moves back to pre-pandemic schedule 08/17/2020 02:06pm • In what the transit agency calls the "largest ramp-up" in its 44-year history, Metro is touting a return to pre-pandemic levels, with a restoration of most rail and bus services and reduced wait times. Metrorail's hours of operation are back to the way they were before coronavirus restrictions to Experts say coronavirus pandemic is now 3rd leading cause of death for Black Americans 08/16/2020 06:46pm • A new report from the Brookings Institution on the impacts of the novel coronavirus on Black households found that the pandemic is the third leading cause of death for Black Americans. One of the major contributing factors lies in the fact that Black Americans disproportionately live in states th New saliva-based COVID-19 test could be a fast and cheap 'game changer' 08/16/2020 11:55am • After months of frustration over testing shortages and delays, a new saliva test could give Americans a fast and inexpensive option to learn if they have COVID-19. Researchers from the Yale School of Public Health created the SalivaDirect test, which received emergency u Q&A: What's happening at the US Postal Service, and why? 08/15/2020 08:53pm • The U.S. Postal Service is warning states it cannot guarantee that all ballots cast by mail for the Nov. 3 election will arrive in time to be counted, even if ballots are mailed by state deadlines. That's raising the possibility that millions of voters could be disenfranchised. It's the latest ch Some neck gaiters may be worse than no mask at all, study shows 08/14/2020 07:19pm • Using thin, stretchy neck gaiters as a face covering might be ineffective at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, and could even spread the virus further than not wearing a covering at all, according to a new study. Researchers from Duke University found that the neck gaiter they tested was " Virginia nonprofit offers much-needed dental care, mental wellness programs for long-term care residents during pandemic 08/14/2020 06:35pm • For people living in long-term care facilities who may not be able to travel, or have illnesses such as dementia, getting needed dental care has been made much more difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has led to more calls for help to a D.C.-area nonprofit that brings the dentists to t Arlington police prep to enforce outdoor social distancing, dish out $100 fines 08/14/2020 05:03pm • In Arlington, Virginia, notably in the Clarendon neighborhood, reduced capacity inside bars and restaurants has meant customers have spilled out onto sidewalks. That's where some residents and visitors have been running afoul of the county's social distancing ordinance. An emergency ordinance Fair food drive-thru returns to Calvert County for second weekend 08/13/2020 11:09pm • A pop-up drive-thru serving fun food typically found at festivals and fairs is returning to Prince Frederick, Maryland, for a second weekend. The Southern Maryland Fair Food Drive-Thru at the Calvert County Fairgrounds will be open, rain or shine, Aug. 14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Aug. 15 and 16 University of Virginia researchers developing coronavirus-sanitizing robot 08/13/2020 08:57pm • A semi-autonomous coronavirus decontamination robot is being developed by researchers at the University of Virginia. "It is available and usable already, it just depends on how much capability we are going to introduce ," University of Virginia professor of mechanical and aerospace engineerin Fauci, DC Mayor Bowser call for more universal response to COVID-19 08/13/2020 05:00pm • The lack of a unified plan for fighting the coronavirus pandemic has cost the country, according to both Dr. Anthony Fauci and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that after the surge of cases in the Northeast, specifica Montgomery Co.: Concerns over testing process, more guidance for nonpublic schools 08/13/2020 04:02pm • After officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, were blocked from ordering an across-the-board closure of private schools, several schools are now planning to reopen for in-person instruction. But county leaders said Thursday they are still waiting on health guidelines from the state that they be Prix fixe meets 'to-go': DC-area Restaurant Weeks carry on during coronavirus 08/13/2020 08:23am • D.C.'s official Summer Restaurant Week as well as separate promotional dining events in Alexandria and Fairfax City, are set to kick off starting later this month, and they are fully embracing the takeout trend. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/antova) Restaurant Week is a twice-a-year chance to sample Montgomery Co. closes virus testing sites in Silver Spring, White Oak for Thursday 08/13/2020 04:58am • Two coronavirus testing sites in Montgomery County will not be open on Thursday, August 13 due a reassessment of the testing process by the company that runs the program. The test sites at the Silver Spring Civic Building and the White Oak Community Recreation Center are closed Thursday. AdvaG COVID screener developed at George Mason helps with return to campuses across Virginia 08/12/2020 10:34pm • A locally-developed online COVID-19 screening program is helping college students get back to school across Virginia. The COVID Health Check tool was developed at George Mason University in March, at the onset of the pandemic. It has been refined since then and shared with universities across the