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Coronavirus fears lead to changes in DC-area Catholic mass 03/04/2020 07:00pm • Churchgoers line the entrance of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in D.C. on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. (WTOP/Keara Dowd) Catholics attending daily or Sunday mass in the D.C. area may see some changes in the liturgy because of the threat of the novel coronavir A dozen patients in Maryland, Virginia waiting on coronavirus test results 03/04/2020 03:36pm • A total of 11 patients in Maryland are now awaiting test results for possible coronavirus, while another 10 people who were previously tested have been cleared of having the virus, according to state health officials. No one in Maryland — or in the broader D.C. area — has tested positive for How prepared is Montgomery Co. for coronavirus? 03/04/2020 04:00am • Department heads in Montgomery County updated the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday over coronavirus preparedness in Maryland's largest county, as the state awaits test results from more patients for the disease. The fact that Maryland — along with Virginia and D.C. — can now perform tests Coronavirus symptoms? Why you should not go to urgent care 03/03/2020 09:50pm • A doctor who owns an urgent care center in Maryland's Montgomery County said you should not go to a center like his if you have some symptoms of the coronavirus but are not sure if you really have it. Emergency physician Dr. Pascal Crosley, who owns Quality First Urgent Care in Burtonsville said Mayor Bowser says DC is planning in case coronavirus surfaces 03/03/2020 08:28pm • WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday that while there have been no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus yet in the District, her government has started "worst-case scenario planning" for an outbreak. The nation’s capital is dealing with the possibility of major challenges to Virus spread prompts Fed to slash rates in surprise move 03/03/2020 03:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. Chairman Jerome Powell said at a news conference that the DC, Maryland, Virginia approved to conduct their own coronavirus tests 03/03/2020 02:23pm • Until this month, testing for the novel coronavirus that has affected more than 92,000 people worldwide has been a slow process. But in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, that process is speeding up dramatically. Testing for the virus has involved sending completed tests to the Centers for Disease Cont Tips to avoid contaminating or catching ailments from co-workers 03/03/2020 04:15am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '33888c25-fa58-491f-ab1f-235ad3dfbc7f' }).render("470615360855407c");}); Whether it's the new coronavirus, colds o Coronavirus fears deal blow to Montgomery County restaurant 03/02/2020 11:28pm • An restaurant in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been affected by fears over the coronavirus disease (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Due to fears related to the coronavirus disease, a Montgomery County, Maryland, restaurant has seen a slump in profit, according to its owner. Jimmy Chan, the owner of Bit Investment adviser: Don't change your plan for rocky road ahead 03/02/2020 07:41pm • With the threat of the coronavirus disease outbreak still looming, a D.C.-area financial expert said it's going to a bumpy road ahead; and with the market in flux, it's not the time to make drastic changes to your portfolio. After the worst week for stocks since 2008, investors saw a market bounc 3 in Md. test negative for coronavirus; 1 new patient being tested 03/02/2020 04:32pm • The three patients in Maryland who were being tested for possible coronavirus last week have tested negative, according to state health officials, while yet another person is undergoing tests for the virus. All told, six people in Maryland have been tested for the COVID-19 virus, including the on Coronavirus misinformation goes viral 03/02/2020 03:13pm • If you're scrolling through Facebook or Twitter and see an article promising a cure for coronavirus, don't believe what you see. To date, there is no approved treatment for coronavirus, which has infected more than 89,000 people around the globe and killed more than 3,000. (There have been no con Uber warns drivers about coronavirus 03/02/2020 11:27am • Uber is reminding its drivers to take extra steps to stay healthy as the spread of coronavirus continues. The ride-hailing service is asking drivers who feel sick or have a fever to stay home, to always wash hands frequently and to use an alcohol-based sanitizer. More on the coronavirus: DC patient being tested for coronavirus 03/02/2020 11:15am • A patient in D.C. is awaiting test results for the novel coronavirus that has infected nearly 90,000 people worldwide, the D.C. Health Department posted online on Monday. This is the sixth person to be tested in the District since the outbreak of the virus at the end of last year. The other five U.Md. professor: ‘Shamefully inadequate’ coronavirus testing leaves US behind rest of world 03/02/2020 09:02am • The novel coronavirus that began in China has been spreading across the U.S. — on Friday evening, there were 62 U.S. patients and no deaths, while by Monday morning there were 80 cases and two deaths. That number is likely to continue to grow, in part because the U.S. has been “way behind the