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New coronavirus variant found in Virginia resident 02/03/2021 03:00pm • The new coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has been found in another Virginia resident. The Virginia Department of Health said Wednesday that the variant, known as B.1.1.7, was found in a sample from an adult from Northwestern Virginia who had recently returned from an international Virus hospitalizations have declined from peak in January 02/03/2021 09:38am • DOVER, Del. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Delaware has increased slightly. But the coronavirus situation in the state has greatly improved over the last month. The Delaware State News reported Tuesday that there are 326 people who are hospitalized with the virus. Th Reasons to Use a Humidifier 02/03/2021 12:00am • Water makes up about 70% of the average adult's total body weight. Water is critical for sustaining life because it helps keep a number of functions in the human body going, ranging from manufacturing hormones and forming saliva to helping rid the body of waste products. When we think about water in Previously infected COVID-19 patients may only need 1 vaccine dose, U.Md. medical school study suggests 02/02/2021 11:39pm • A recent study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that those who have had COVID-19 may only need one dose of the vaccine, which could alleviate shortages reported across the U.S. Researchers studied the antibody responses to a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna National Park Service now requiring visitors to wear masks 02/02/2021 07:30pm • You might need to wear a mask the next time you visit the National Mall. In an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, the National Park Service announced Tuesday that visitors are required to wear a mask at any park-service-managed building or land. Any time visitors are inside a historic Fairfax County school board votes to support in-person learning plan 02/02/2021 05:22pm • The Fairfax County school board on Tuesday voted to approve the latest draft plan for a return to in-school learning presented by Superintendent Scott Brabrand. Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia's largest school system and the nation's 10th biggest school district, has been almost exclusive Thousands of DC Public Schools students return to some classrooms 02/02/2021 03:15pm • Tuesday marked D.C. Public Schools' most significant return to in-person learning since the COVID-19 pandemic first disrupted learning nearly a year ago, with about 9,000 of the District's 52,000 students back in a classroom. And one of those students, 10th-grader Katherine Bonilla, welcomed the Indoor dining ban in Montgomery Co. could end soon; council member 'blown away' by vaccine disparities 02/02/2021 03:03pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, could soon restart indoor dining amid a decline in coronavirus cases — becoming the last jurisdiction in the state to do so — but officials stress they still don't think it's a safe option. A draft executive order to allow indoor dining limited to 25% starting nex 2 Montgomery Co. residents confirmed to have new coronavirus strain 02/02/2021 12:57pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are confirmed to have a new strain of the coronavirus that is believed to be more infectious and was first identified in South Africa. The two people recently traveled abroad, according to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and local health officials, and the cas Hotel Cleaning During COVID-19: Brands Enhance Cleaning Protocols 02/02/2021 12:00am • Before the coronavirus pandemic began, you likely never wondered when the light switches in your hotel room were last sanitized. You probably didn't think twice about maneuvering your way through a crowded lobby, and the biggest inconvenience of sharing an elevator with fellow vacationers was stoppi DC seeks restraining order against teachers' union to halt further strike talks 02/01/2021 10:51pm • D.C. is asking for a temporary order to prevent the Washington Teachers' Union from engaging in a strike that would stop the reopening of some schools for in-person learning on Tuesday. According to court documents filed Monday by the D.C. Attorney General’s Office, without this injunction, D.C Maryland bills would require implicit bias training in effort to improve health outcomes 02/01/2021 05:25pm • Maryland state Sen. Melony Griffith said the goal of a proposal that would mandate implicit bias training for health care professionals in the state is simple: "So that we can have higher quality health outcomes." "The racial reckoning that we've seen in our country has brought to the surface iss HeadStrong: How Wizards dealt with adversity of the coronavirus 02/01/2021 02:37pm • HeadStrong: How Wizards dealt with adversity of the coronavirus originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAs the NBA began its 2020-21 season without a bubble amid the coronavirus pandemic, many saw positive cases, outbreaks and postponements as inevitable. It would all depend on how teams were ab With new COVID-19 variant confirmed in Maryland, how effective will current vaccines be? 01/31/2021 12:52am • Maryland confirmed that a variant of COVID-19 first identified in South Africa that has proven to be somewhat resistant to current vaccines was found in a sample taken near Baltimore. So what does that mean for the efficacy of current vaccines that are currently being administered in the D.C. are New report urges parent-teen cooperation to reduce speed-related road crashes 01/30/2021 11:59pm • A new report by the Governor's Highway Safety Association and the Ford Motor Company Fund shows that teenagers are more likely to die in speed-related car crashes than the rest of the population. The results come from an analysis of statistics during a five-year period ending in 2019. The report