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'It's taken a toll on a lot of us': Md. ICU nurse on the COVID-19 front lines 04/29/2020 07:46pm • As the nurse manager in the intensive care unit at Shady Grove Medical Center, Nimeet Kapoor is used to spending a lot of hours tending to patients with a lot of infectious diseases. But the illness and the deaths brought on by COVID-19, he told WTOP, are something else. He said it means 10- to 1 'I wanted to say thank you': Montgomery Co. man makes PPE for health care workers 04/29/2020 07:15pm • Dr. James Gregory Jolissaint wears one of the masks made by Eugene Polishchuk. (Courtesy Dr. James Gregory Jolissaint) A Montgomery County, Maryland, software engineer turned a 3D printer he bought to make toys for his children into a machine that helps those on the front lines of the coronaviru What pet owners need to know about protecting animals from coronavirus 04/29/2020 05:42pm • There's no evidence pets can transfer the coronavirus to their owners, but they could catch it from humans and exhibit similar symptoms, animal experts say. "The cats that we have seen, both have had mild upper respiratory symptoms with a runny nose, dry cough perhaps some sneezing," said Katy N Dr. Fauci and Mr. National discuss coronavirus, baseball, Brad Pitt's Brooklyn accent 04/29/2020 02:11pm • World Series Champion Ryan Zimmerman and Director of the NIAID Dr. Anthony Fauci chat about... • COVID-19 • The Champs • Roy Campanella • How bumpy roads lead to beautiful places FULL VIDEO // https://t.co/Ozew4zvLyA pic.twitter.com/HoWTDIwTto — Washington Nationals (@Nationals Coronavirus update: Racine blasts crisis scammers, Bowser expands small business recovery funding 04/29/2020 01:15pm • D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine lambasted those looking to make a buck by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. During a news conference Wednesday with Mayor Muriel Bowser, Racine said his office has received complaints about landlords, management companies, price gouging, robocalls an Mounting bills and debt: Tips for negotiating with banks and lenders during the coronavirus pandemic 04/29/2020 12:13pm • The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on people's finances all across the U.S. Many have lost their jobs. Unemployment claims have soared. And the nation's economy shrank by 4.8% last quarter as the virus struck. But for many of us, that doesn't mean the bills have stopped piling up on New York hospital ship set to return to Virginia on Thursday 04/29/2020 08:21am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy has announced that the hospital ship sent to relieve stressed New York City hospitals as coronavirus cases surged will leave this week and return to its homeport in Virginia. Officials said in a statement Tuesday that the USNS Comfort will set sail for Norfolk U Street's Ben's Chili Bowl approved for coronavirus relief loan 04/28/2020 11:44pm • The coronavirus public health emergency has come close to succeeding where civil unrest, a recession and gentrification failed when it comes to beloved D.C. eatery Ben's Chili Bowl: force it to close. But a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program means the U Street institution will get to feed When will businesses in Ocean City reopen? 04/28/2020 11:33pm • Ocean City, Maryland, has extended its emergency stay-at-home order until May 15. The new declaration also prohibits social gatherings of 10 or more people and comes as many stay-at-home orders are expected to remain in effect into May. The date of the resort community's emergency order is su Superintendent: Child care invoices, grants will be paid this week 04/28/2020 09:23pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland Superintendent of Schools Karen B. Salmon said Tuesday that her office has doubled the number of employees working to pay the chil Md. publishes data on COVID-19 cases at nursing homes, group facilities 04/28/2020 09:13pm • Maryland has published data on COVID-19 cases at nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other group homes with 10 or more occupants. On Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan said he directed the state's health department to release the data on the facilities, where the pandemic's toll has been especial Coronavirus intelligence void continues to impede response 04/28/2020 08:43pm • The infection rate and death toll in the U.S. from COVID-19 is soaring, and it will likely continue to do so unless better intelligence-driven decisions are made as part of the national defense against the virus, medical and intelligence experts told WTOP. “We could easily find ourselves right Montgomery Co. Council approves emergency funds to help people who rent rooms 04/28/2020 06:36pm • The Montgomery County Council is setting aside emergency funds to help people at high risk of becoming homeless in the Maryland county during the coronavirus pandemic. An order issued by Gov. Larry Hogan prohibits renters with leases from being evicted during the coronavirus public health emerge Bowser expands coronavirus testing for DC grocery store workers 04/28/2020 12:07pm • D.C. is expanding how it prioritizes coronavirus testing to include critical infrastructure workers who have been exposed but are asymptomatic, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday. That includes grocery store workers, essential government employees and others who continue to report to work in t Poll: Most Americans support state coronavirus restrictions on businesses, gatherings 04/28/2020 09:29am • A new poll suggests Americans overwhelmingly stand behind state-imposed restrictions on businesses and public gatherings to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, with a majority of those who identify as Republicans and Democrats viewing the measures as appropriate. In a survey of over 1,000 A