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3 Virginia sites to get decontamination systems for protective gear 05/02/2020 10:00pm • Virginia is set to receive three decontamination systems that can collectively sterilize up to 240,000 units of personal protective equipment each day during the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Ralph Northam said in a news release Saturday that the decontamination systems will become operational in Bl Majority of Alexandria COVID-19 deaths were in long-term care sites, as city seeks better pay, benefits for workers 05/02/2020 08:29pm • By Saturday, there had been 26 deaths in Alexandria, Virginia, due to COVID-19. Fifteen of them (58%) were residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and assisted-living communities. The death rate is reflected across Virginia, where 54% of deaths due to the coronavirus outbrea Safe summer vacation for DC area might include day trips, camping 05/02/2020 08:05pm • If you're going to take a vacation this summer, health experts say to look for a trip where you'll be able to practice social distancing. As some businesses slowly begin to reopen, people may be wondering: What does a safe summer vacation look like? The region's many parks and bike trails have 'I'm starving now': World faces unprecedented hunger crisis 05/02/2020 06:40pm • It's Friday morning in Alexandra township – a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg – and dozens of people are gathered in a field outside a food distribution point, hoping today might be the day they get something to eat. "If you're hungry, it's Small businesses share their stories of survival during COVID-19 05/02/2020 03:10pm • The coronavirus pandemic has walloped the U.S. economy and for so many small businesses, it's been a time of survival. Keeping afloat requires the ability to pivot and demonstrate nimbleness. Four businesses came together Saturday for a virtual discussion about how they suddenly changed their way Montgomery Co. sports outfitter pivots to making masks 7 days per week 05/02/2020 09:45am • Lightning Wear Apparel in Kensington, Maryland, has pivoted from making items such as uniforms for sports teams to face masks, amid the coronavirus crisis. (Courtesy Lightning Wear Apparel) A Montgomery County, Maryland, business that makes uniforms for sports teams had never produced face masks Truckers line DC's Constitution Ave. in protest of low shipping rates during pandemic 05/02/2020 09:00am • Dozens of tractor trailers are parked on and around Constitution Avenue this weekend, and don't be surprised if you hear them blaring their horns and making a ruckus. But it's not because there's a big delivery set to happen here. In fact, it's just the opposite. The truck drivers have brought First on WTOP: Face coverings now required at all times in one Maryland city's park 05/01/2020 11:18pm • While Maryland continues to require face coverings in grocery stores and on mass transit during the coronavirus pandemic, a city in Prince George's County is one of the first in the region to require they be worn at a public park. Following numerous complaints about social distancing violations, Md. child care providers for essential workers get 1st payments from state 05/01/2020 09:15pm • The Maryland State Department of Education announced it has processed more than $29 million in payments to thousands of daycare providers in the state, some of which are serving the children of essential workers. The payments are the first to be made to child care providers since an executive ord DC student loan borrowers affected by coronavirus could see some relief 05/01/2020 06:14pm • Those who live in D.C. and are struggling to pay student loans due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis could see some relief from payment and collection. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday an initiative that gives expanded financial relief options to residents paying private education Maryland to survey school districts to assess attendance, engagement during closure 05/01/2020 06:04pm • Maryland's school districts will be surveyed by the state department of education to "assess and report student engagement" across the state. That includes trying to track attendance. The issue came up during the April 28, meeting of the board when board member David Steiner asked State Superinte Girls Global Academy faces challenges opening its doors in middle of pandemic 05/01/2020 05:53pm • The Global Girls Academy is set to open its doors to the Class of 2024 in the fall, but it's also preparing for that opening to be virtual. (Courtesy Karen Venable-Croft) Students across the region are unsure about what their next school year holds, but for a new charter school opening in Northw Now hiring: DC looks to add hundreds more contact tracers during pandemic 05/01/2020 05:22pm • To track how the coronavirus spreads, D.C. is looking to hire an army of contact tracers. The Contact Trace Force jobs involve speaking remotely with those who have had the virus and with others who have come into close contact with those who have had it, said Ventris Gibson, director of the D.C. Virginia sees increase in coronavirus testing; more reopening details next week 05/01/2020 04:48pm • FILE — In this April 8, 2020 file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) Testing for COVID-19 has increased in Virginia, with Thursday seeing the largest number of single-day tests yet, and doctors will Back to the future: Orioles showed 5 years ago how sports will return after coronavirus 05/01/2020 02:52pm • Sports have been dark for nearly two months, and any discussion of its return starts with ambitious ideas about quarantining entire leagues in one location and playing games in empty stadiums. Few sports fans in the Baltimore/Washington region will forget such a scene already played out at Camden