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As DC starts to reopen, Smithsonian takes more caution 05/27/2020 11:28pm • D.C. might get started Friday on lifting safety restrictions imposed as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Smithsonian’s museums will remain closed for now. In a statement Wednesday, Lonnie Bunch, the secretary of the Smithsonian, said, "We look forward to engaging and inspiring the p DC to begin reopening Friday; Bowser lifting stay-at-home order 05/27/2020 11:00pm • An image of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci with the word "Hope" hangs from the window of a row house in Washington, Friday, May 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Phase One reopening around the region: Prince George's County — Northern V Manassas fly over honors health care workers 05/27/2020 10:13pm • On Wednesday afternoon, Manassas, Virginia, saw 16 private aircrafts fly over the city to honor health care workers fighting the coronavirus. Pilots took off from Manassas Regional Airport about 1 p.m. and made the 15-minute flight over historic downtown Manassas, then over the Novant Health UVA Want to reopen safely? Use automation 05/27/2020 12:07pm • This content is sponsored by Appian. As the country begins to move toward easing restrictions due to the pandemic, and reopening workspaces and public gathering places, opinions are mixed and people are scared. The risk of resurgence in the rate of infections from the coronavirus is a real danger Archdiocese of Baltimore to offer public masses for first time in months 05/27/2020 08:31am • For the first time since mid-March, some parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer public masses as parts of Maryland move to relax coronavirus mitigation efforts. Parishes will be allowed to celebrate mass at a third of their full capacity for the feast of Pentecost on May 30 and 31, a In Hong Kong and beyond, China moves to consolidate power as country emerges from pandemic 05/27/2020 12:26am • Sometimes, the best time to act isn't when you're at your strongest, but when your rivals are weakest. As much of the world continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic, China is flexing its muscles in Hong Kong, the South China Sea and along its border with India, all the while ramping up agg When can you be around others? CDC updates coronavirus guidance 05/27/2020 12:21am • People who have been sick with coronavirus infections should stay away from other people until they've gone at least three days with no fever, have seen symptoms improve, and until it's been 10 days since they first noticed symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and P How to communicate expressions that masks cover 05/27/2020 12:04am • Wearing a mask in public and during daily situations could be the norm until there is a vaccine for the coronavirus. An expert told WTOP how you can convey messages when facial expressions are partially concealed. "This may end up being something that becomes more ubiquitous in our society longer Some DC-area restaurants will operate differently upon reopening 05/26/2020 11:58pm • As the D.C. area inches closer to reopening, some restaurants are taking major steps to keep customers safe. When you walk into Tony and Joe's, Nick's Riverside Grill or Ivy City Smokehouse in D.C. when they reopen, you will have the option to sign-up to be notified if someone dining or working a Antibody tests for COVID-19 wrong up to half the time, CDC says 05/26/2020 07:53pm • Antibody tests used to determine if people have been infected in the past with COVID-19 might be wrong up to half the time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance posted on its website. Antibody tests, often called serologic tests, look for evidence of an immune DC-area members of Congress urge cancellation of July 4 military parade 05/26/2020 05:10pm • A National Guard vehicle sits parked at a security perimeter near the National Mall in Washington before Independence Day celebrations, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Congressional leaders who represent the national capital region are urging the Trump administration to cance 'New way of acting': Local health leaders discuss DC-area reopening 05/26/2020 03:57pm • Working together across borders is crucial in controlling the coronavirus pandemic in the D.C. area, according to a group of local health experts. Five local health experts from D.C., Maryland and Virginia discussed on a video panel Tuesday reopening the D.C. area and what that means for controll What coronavirus Phase 1 reopening looks like around the DC area 05/26/2020 02:55pm • People wearing face masks walk past a mural in front of a store displaying a hopeful message amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images) Some parts of Maryland and Virginia began relaxing coronavirus restrictions on May 1 DC reports no new coronavirus deaths, 13 days of downward trend in community spread 05/26/2020 12:30pm • A man with a mask walks past almost an entire city block of boarded up storefronts in the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, Friday, May 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) For the first time since March 31, D.C. reported no new deaths from COVID-19, as well as a 13-day sustained decrease in commun Poll: Md. coronavirus restrictions 'about right'; Hogan approval up, Trump down 05/26/2020 10:34am • Most Maryland voters appear to agree on one thing when it comes to current coronavirus restrictions: It's been worth it. According to a new Gonzales Maryland poll, a majority of residents surveyed (63%) said restrictions to temper the spread of the virus "have been about right." Another majority