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As coronavirus spreads, organizations across the region seek volunteers 04/07/2020 11:20am • The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington has volunteer opportunities. (Courtesy YMCA of Metropolitan Washington) As the number of coronavirus cases in the D.C. area continues to increase, several organizations are looking for volunteers to ensure vulnerable people throughout local communities are abl VIDEO: Coronavirus pandemic frustration fuels creative song from Montgomery Co. student 04/07/2020 10:45am • During this difficult and uncertain time of the coronavirus pandemic, a young boy in Montgomery County, Maryland, is putting a little laughter and joy into the world with a clever parody song that has garnered a good amount of attention on YouTube. The video shows Ilan Shterenberg, 11, playing WTOP coronavirus poll: End of tunnel in sight, despite furloughs, hour and pay cuts 04/07/2020 10:27am • Half of those polled in a new WTOP national poll conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies have been laid-off, furloughed, or had their salary or hours cut, but most believe their lives will return to normal within seven months. "Thirteen percent of Americans see a personal impact of the virus outbreak Virginia lawmaker wants unemployment benefits extended to Peace Corps volunteers 04/07/2020 05:57am • A prominent Virginia Democratic congresswoman is urging labor officials to make Americorp and Peace Corps volunteers eligible for unemployment benefits under the latest coronavirus relief package. In a letter to Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Virginia 10th district representative Jennifer Wext DC neighbors feed hospital workers, support local businesses 04/07/2020 04:40am • A group of neighbors in Northwest D.C. has found a way to support local restaurants and health care workers fighting the coronavirus simultaneously. The neighbors have sent meals to 21 hospitals and three nursing homes and, in the process, also helped about 15 local businesses, said Kathleen Norr For Md. teacher, distance learning challenges traditional classroom connections 04/07/2020 04:30am • Rian Reed teaches English and World Studies at Laurel High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, and when she is not brainstorming with colleagues about how to get past technical glitches, she is reassuring students who find distance learning frustrating. For many teachers, getting lesson p It's possible for domestic pets to get, spread coronavirus to other pets 04/07/2020 04:18am • After the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Lab confirmed a tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for the coronavirus, veterinarians said it's possible for domestic pets to test positive and pass it on to other animals, too. Both the USDA and the Centers for Disease C Coronavirus update: As area cases top 8,000, DC to take more emergency action 04/07/2020 12:56am • An electronic message sign above the Capital Beltway in Maryland urges drivers to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) The latest The total number of COVID-19 cases in the region has topped 8,000. More first responders around the area have tested positive for t Why experts are urging parents to avoid play dates for their kids 04/06/2020 10:48pm • The weather's getting nicer and schools are closed, but experts are warning parents that it's still not OK to let kids have play dates with friends during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. "It's hard. It's really hard," said Allison Lowry on keeping kids away from in-person visits with friends. Montgomery Co. neighborhood celebrates girl's bat mitzvah with drive-by parade 04/06/2020 10:17pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, neighborhood wanted to celebrate a young girl’s bat mitzvah, but how do you do that when you can’t gather people together because of the coronavirus restrictions? Debbie Berger Fox, of Somerset, organized a drive-by parade for Olivia, the daughter of her f After closing crowded Wharf seafood market, DC reviewing open-air markets 04/06/2020 05:09pm • After weekend crowds at The Wharf's popular seafood market led D.C. officials to temporarily close the venue, Mayor Muriel Bowser said authorities are now looking at food markets across the city. Farmers markets, nurseries and seafood markets are deemed essential in D.C. so everyone has access t People with asthma, lung conditions need COVID-19 action plan 04/06/2020 05:00pm • Symptoms related to COVID-19 can escalate quickly, and doctors recommend that people who may be at high risk prepare an action plan. A Virginia doctor has these tips to help get you started. "If things are progressing, you're not getting better with your fever, your cough, and you're starting to DC Council to vote on coronavirus bill that imposes citywide rent freeze 04/06/2020 02:57pm • The D.C. Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major coronavirus relief package that extends Mayor Muriel Bowser's authority to declare a health emergency through mid-June and imposes a citywide rent freeze, among other measures. Details of a draft version of the bill were unveiled Monday morning b Md. fire marshal: Uptick in kitchen fires, concerns about safety layout in stores during pandemic 04/06/2020 01:52pm • With social distancing measures in place in Maryland during the coronavirus pandemic, firefighters are getting more calls to people's homes for kitchen fires and more inquiries into exit plans for businesses that have changed their layouts, according to the state fire marshal. "Now that we have p Mary Washington Healthcare launches 5,000-mask challenge 04/06/2020 09:07am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. With new recommendations from the CDC that everyone wear a face covering when in public, Mary Washington Healthcare is asking for hel