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Fauci: COVID-19 hot spots should consider reinstating safety restrictions 07/24/2020 03:30pm • As COVID-19 cases and deaths climb in multiple hot spots in the U.S., the nation's leading infectious disease expert recommends they take a timeout. "You don't necessarily have to go all the way back to a complete shutdown," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Inf Faith-based group donates PPE to local hospital ahead of potential coronavirus spike 07/24/2020 02:45pm • A faith-based humanitarian group made a large donation of personal protective equipment to a Silver Spring, Maryland, hospital as much of the country prepares for another potential wave of novel coronavirus cases. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency -- a project of the Seventh-day Adventi Nonessential travelers to DC from 'high-risk areas' will need to self-quarantine 07/24/2020 11:56am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new order Friday requiring people coming to the District from "high-risk areas" after nonessential travel to self-quarantine for 14 days. The mayor's order starts Monday. It "excludes Maryland and Virginia. D.C. Health will publish a list of high-risk areas on Anne Arundel County to impose new COVID-19 restrictions 07/24/2020 07:23am • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, will have new COVID-19 restrictions starting Friday afternoon in response to a recent surge in key health metrics. The new order limits "late-evening indoor hours at bars and restaurants, re-establishes gathering limits for indoor and outdoor social events, closes s Coronavirus concerns dominate virtual town hall in Montgomery County 07/24/2020 04:55am • The coronavirus continues to be top of mind in Montgomery County, Maryland. Everything from mask-wearing to the impact the virus can have on schools took center stage at a virtual town hall meeting in Montgomery County Thursday night. “I’ve noted that fewer people in my neighborhood are we Maryland faces 'emergency' staffing shortage, needs nearly 14K election judges, for November's general election 07/23/2020 11:11pm • With just over 100 days to go before the November election, Maryland election officials said they are facing an “emergency” shortage of poll workers willing to work during the pandemic. Maryland is short 13,970 election judges, according to David Garreis, president of the Maryland Association Former MCPS superintendent understands choice with all-virtual start 07/23/2020 06:20pm • Like parents all over the D.C. region where schools have decided to continue virtual learning, Dr. Joshua Starr said he was disappointed to hear that two of his three children will not be back at their schools starting in August. But unlike most parents, Starr knows what it's like to make decisio Nurses demand fresh PPE from Medstar Washington Hospital Center 07/23/2020 03:16pm • Nurses who work at Medstar Washington Hospital Center are demanding new personal protective equipment, saying the hospital continues to provide disinfected masks to reuse. "It's really remarkable that we are here in this situation, still demanding basic supplies to keep us safe," said Michelle Ma Maryland group says 35% or 40% of restaurants may close for good 07/23/2020 11:23am • Dire predictions for the restaurant industry are getting even worse as the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit business by keeping people away from gathering together indoors. Initially, the Restaurant Association of Maryland predicted that 25% of restaurants in the state would need to close Why Loudoun Co. decided to begin the school year with virtual learning 07/23/2020 04:09am • In a letter to parents Wednesday, the superintendent of Loudoun County, Virginia, schools explained the decision to pivot to full-time virtual learning to begin the year, citing the delayed time it takes to receive COVID-19 test results and the surge in cases across the country. The school board vo University System of Maryland chancellor describes rationale for fall plans 07/22/2020 11:45pm • Since May, the University System of Maryland has said that remote learning and in-person classes will return in the fall. It recently explained why it is sticking with that model. "Opting for a hybrid model — combining in-person and remote learning — is, by no stretch, an easy out. It doesn� DC schools chancellor: 'We don't actually know what the plans will be' 07/22/2020 09:33pm • Admitting that no final decision has been made regarding how the first day of school will be conducted, the head of D.C. Public Schools hosted an online discussion about the possible plans in place to provide in-person instruction. Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee said the school system is still wait Virginia's first lady works to boost tourism safely amid pandemic 07/22/2020 08:44pm • Virginia’s first lady is urging you to travel safely amid the pandemic. Pamela Northam spoke in support of the state’s tourism industry at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria. “Right now is a great time to get families outdoors,” she said, suggesting activities, such as walkin Hogan concerned with uptick of positivity, hospitalization rates for Marylanders under 35 07/22/2020 08:36pm • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that while key coronavirus metrics remain low, he is worried about slight upticks in infection rates and hospitalizations for people under 35 years old. Hogan said in a news conference Wednesday that there are concerning trends his office is monitoring. The coron Montgomery County officials call for 'national strategy' on pandemic 07/22/2020 04:50pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, ripped into the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in a Wednesday briefing that's part of a weekly effort to keep the community updated on local efforts to deal with the public health crisis. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles,