- 4/13 – Virginia is ceasing the use of all Johnson & Johnson vaccines while the federal government investigates rare reports of potentially dangerous blood clots among recipients of the vaccine. (READ MORE)
- 4/5 – All Maryland residents 16 and up will be eligible to get vaccinated at mass vaccination sites on Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. (READ MORE)
- 4/2 – The entire season-opening three-game series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets was called off on Friday because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the 2019 World Series champions, who had four players test positive and another five quarantining after contact tracing. (READ MORE)
- 4/2 – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration failed to follow state procurement regulations when it bought 500,000 COVID-19 tests from a South Korean company last year, and the first batch of tests that later had to be replaced at an additional $2.5 million cost had not been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a state audit released Friday said. (READ MORE)
- 3/31 – A player for the Washington Nationals tested positive for COVID-19, and four teammates and a staff member have been quarantined on the eve of the start of the regular season after contact tracing, general manager Mike Rizzo said Wednesday. (READ MORE)
- 3/30 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to open a community vaccination center in Prince George’s County, Maryland officials announced Tuesday. (READ MORE)
- 3/15 – Maryland is setting aside more priority COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents in communities around mass vaccination sites, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday. (READ MORE)
- 3/15 – Business owners in Virginia Beach and North Carolina’s Outer Banks are looking forward to a tourist season that is expected to rebound from the losses suffered during the pandemic last year. (READ MORE)
- 3/15 – Virginia officials said Friday that the state expects to meet or possibly exceed President Joe Biden’s commitment to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by May 1. (READ MORE)
- 3/12 – The Baltimore Orioles announced Friday they will begin the season by hosting approximately 11,000 fans per game, or 25% of capacity of Camden Yards. (READ MORE)
- 3/12 – The Atlantic Coast Conference has canceled a tournament semifinal between No. 16 Virginia and Georgia Tech because of a positive COVID-19 test, quarantining and contact tracing within the Cavaliers program. (READ MORE)
- 3/11 – State officials are reading the fine print of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and plan to meet next week with legislative leaders to start talks about how the state’s portion of the aid would be best spent, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration said Thursday. (READ MORE)
- 2/24 – A baby treated at Children’s National Hospital in D.C. last September had 51,418 times the viral load of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as other pediatric patients. (READ MORE)
- 2/24 – The White House briefing room underwent a cleaning Wednesday morning after a reporter covering Vice President Kamala Harris had tested positive for COVID-19 during a routine screening of the press pool. (READ MORE)
- 2/16 – Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, D, expects 98% of all relief payments to be processed and in eligible people’s bank accounts as early as Friday. (READ MORE)
- 2/16 – Del. Lauren Arikan, R-Harford and Baltimore counties, introduced HB0939 that under the condition that a school district fails to open in-person instruction by the fall, give parents the option to reallocate the public school funds of their child toward an alternative school. (READ MORE)
- 2/16 – Virginia’s state health department has launched a centralized website where people can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine. (READ MORE)
- 2/15 – Virginia House Democrats unveiled legislation Monday morning that would require public school districts to offer at least some access to in-person learning by the 2021-2022 school year. (READ MORE)
- 2/12 – The state agency that handles unemployment insurance in Virginia estimates it has paid out more than $40 million in benefits to individuals who submitted claims on behalf of inmates, according to a federal court filing. (READ MORE)
- 2/11 – Maryland will provide four-week projections about vaccine allocations to local leaders to help them better organize appointments, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday in an update to the state’s vaccination efforts. (READ MORE)
- 2/10 – The Virginia Military Institute has experienced a spike in coronavirus cases that has led more than 20% of its cadets to be in isolation or quarantine. (READ MORE)
- 2/9 – Virginia lawmakers killed a proposal that would allow some special education students another year of instruction because of the struggles of virtual learning caused by COVID-19. (READ MORE)
- 2/5 – The Maryland Senate approved about $1.5 billion in pandemic relief on Friday, including direct stimulus payments to low and moderate income residents. (READ MORE)
- 2/5 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday that all schools in the state should make in-person instruction available at least as an option next month, noting the coronavirus pandemic’s steep toll on children and families. (READ MORE)
- 2/5 – President Joe Biden is heading back to his home in Delaware on Friday to spend the weekend with his wife and family, even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans forgo travel because of the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 2/3 – A northern Virginia businessman who was awarded $38 million in federal contracts to provide high-quality masks during the coronavirus pandemic that he never possessed pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud and making false statements. (READ MORE)
- 1/29 – Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated versions of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa. (READ MORE)
- 1/27 – Facing escalating criticism over the state’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined a series of policy changes and initiatives Wednesday that he said would make the process smoother and more transparent. (READ MORE)
- 1/27 – The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, has announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Mayor Levar M. Stoney said in a statement that he was informed of his positive test result on Wednesday. (READ MORE)
- 1/26 – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced that the state will open at least six mass vaccination sites throughout the state in the near future. According to a press release from Hogan’s office, both Six Flags America in Prince George’s County and the Baltimore Convention Center will be used as mass vaccination sites. (READ MORE)
- 1/25 – State officials announced Monday that the first case of a new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Virginia. The variant was identified in a sample from an adult resident of northern Virginia who had no reported recent travel history, the Department of Health and Department of General Services said. (READ MORE)
- 1/21 – Gov. Larry Hogan called on all Maryland school systems on Thursday to make every effort to have some form of in-person classroom learning by March 1, or he’ll do whatever he can to make it happen. (READ MORE)
- 1/21 – A top health official said Thursday that he’s confident no COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone to waste in Virginia, despite mounting criticism over the state’s sluggish inoculation rate and questions about where shots have been distributed. (READ MORE)
- 1/18 – The Washington Wizards are now assured of going at least 11 days between games, after yet another postponement while the team deals with COVID-19 issues. (READ MORE)
- 1/14 – Maryland is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. Maryland will enter Phase 1B on Monday. That includes residents who are 75 and older. People in assisted living and behavioral health group homes and other congregate facilities are included in that phase, as well as key government officials. It also includes K-12 teachers, support staff and child care providers. (READ MORE)
- 1/13 – Maryland lawmakers gathered Wednesday for the first day of a legislative session transformed by precautions against the coronavirus and a commitment by leadership to focus on helping the state recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 1/13 – Virginia’s state lawmakers kicked off the 2021 legislative session away from the state Capitol because of the surging coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 1/11 – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Maryland lawmakers will be gathering for their annual legislative session this week to focus largely on helping the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic and to take up policing reforms. (READ MORE)
- 1/8 – Some local health departments across Virginia will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines next week for limited portions of the general public as the state begins to move into its second phase of vaccine distribution. (READ MORE)
- 1/4- The Maryland Department of Health is working with regional and federal partners to test patient samples for infection with the new variant of the coronavirus. (READ MORE)
- 1/4/21 – More than 1,400 long-term care facilities in Virginia are expected to receive doses of the coronavirus vaccine in the coming weeks. (READ MORE)
- 12/23 – Maryland has suspended jury trials until the end of April because coronavirus cases continue to rise in the state. (READ MORE)
- 12/16 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined his proposed amendments to the two-year state budget Wednesday, presenting a plan that includes hundreds of millions on the pandemic response and restores Democratic priorities put on hold in the spring over economic uncertainty. (READ MORE)
- 12/16 – Four restaurant owners in Maryland are asking a judge to block a county’s ban on dining at restaurants before it goes into effect Wednesday. (READ MORE)
- 12/9 – Maryland’s state superintendent is pressing school systems to consider bringing small groups of students back to class despite surging coronavirus cases. (READ MORE)
- 12/8 – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said both he and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford are planning to get vaccinated in public in order to help build trust in the COVID-19 vaccine.(READ MORE)
- 12/7 – With COVID-19 cases on the rise, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that the city government will be providing a one-time stimulus payment of $1,200 to qualifying residents. (READ MORE)
- 12/4 – If federal regulators authorize two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, Virginia expects to receive enough doses by the year’s end to begin inoculating nearly all of its health care workers and long-term care facility residents, officials said Friday. (READ MORE)
- 12/3 – Maryland’s lieutenant governor says the state could get a small amount of a coronavirus vaccine as soon as mid-December. Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford made the announcement Wednesday at the start of a Board of Public Works meeting. (READ MORE)
- 12/1 – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and state Attorney General Brian E. Frosh are pressing leaders in Washington for more stimulus relief related to the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 11/30 – The Baltimore Ravens’ struggle to contain an extended outbreak of the coronavirus forced their rescheduled game Tuesday night against the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to be moved back to Wednesday. (READ MORE)
- 11/27 – The Baltimore Ravens’ bout with a COVID-19 outbreak has forced the NFL to postpone the team’s trip to Pittsburgh for a second time. (READ MORE)
- 11/21 – Maryland lawmakers renewed criticism Friday of Gov. Larry Hogan’s April procurement of 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea after The Washington Post reported the first batch was flawed and never used, but the governor defended the tests. (READ MORE)
- 11/19 – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Maryland lawmaker and other plaintiffs which said Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional. (READ MORE)
- 11/19 – The Big Ten game Saturday between Maryland and Michigan State has been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in a positive test for coach Michael Locksley. (READ MORE)
- 11/18 – Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday urged Virginians to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday, saying it would be “an act of love” to help keep people safe amid steadily rising coronavirus cases.(READ MORE)
- 11/18 – The health officer of a Maryland\’s Anne Arundel county has recommended that private schools in the county switch to online learning amid the rise in coronavirus cases. (READ MORE)
- 11/18 – The holiday tradition of laying wreaths on graves at the Arlington National Cemetery will continue this year, despite the pandemic. Wreaths Across America was told Monday that the tradition was being put on hiatus, but Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced Tuesday that he directed the cemetery to allow the wreaths. (READ MORE)
- 11/13 – New COVID-19 restrictions will go in places in Virginia starting Sunday at midnight. Gov. Ralph Northam announced the restrictions in a video posted to Twitter Friday. (READ MORE)
- 11/13 – All Maryland criminal and civil trials, except those in which a jury has already been seated, will be suspended until at least January as the state deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases, the state’s Court of Appeals said Thursday. (READ MORE)
- 11/12 – Bad news for Prince George’s County residents who are sick of COVID-19. Masks will be required outside starting at 5 p.m. Sunday, and other restrictions will go into effect at that time as numbers spike putting the county in the high risk zone. (READ MORE)
- 11/10 – As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Virginia and across the country, Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday announced plans to significantly increase statewide testing capacity. (READ MORE)
- 11/10 – Maryland will reduce indoor operations for bars and restaurants from 75% to 50% in response to rising coronavirus cases and increased hospitalizations, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. (READ MORE)
- 11/9 – More than 700 people in Maryland were hospitalized with the coronavirus as of Monday morning, an increase of 52 in a 24-hour period and the highest since mid-June, the state reported. (READ MORE)
- 11/6 – Maryland restaurants will receive $50 million in state aid as they continue to struggle with devastating financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 11/5 – With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner said residents could soon see additional pandemic-related restrictions implemented in the county. (READ MORE)
- 11/5 – DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces changes to rules for those coming to and from the district. Gone is the list of restricted states. It’s now replaced with the requirement that visitors to DC must get tested for the Coronavirus 72 hrs before visiting. (READ MORE)
- 11/4 – Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed changes that would bring back gathering and capacity limits for restaurants and other businesses and facilities in the county. (READ MORE)
- 11/2 – An about face from the chancellor of D.C. Public Schools about when some students will be returning to classrooms. Monday Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said elementary schoolers will not be returning for in-person learning Nov. 9 as originally planned. (READ MORE)
- 10/30 – President Donald Trump said Friday he’s not sure where he’ll mark election night after District of Columbia officials signaled that a party planned for his luxury hotel in Washington could be in violation of rules limiting mass gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 10/23 – Ghosts, goblins and other costumed kids are welcome to trick or treat at the White House on Sunday during a Halloween event that has been rejiggered to include coronavirus precautions. The gates to the South Lawn will be opened to children from military families, frontline workers and others, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (READ MORE)
- 10/23 – The wait is over to see live football in the D.C. metro area. Some season ticket holders will be in the stands at FedExField to watch the Washington Football Team take on the Giants November 8. Last week Governor Larry Hogan said outdoor sports stadiums could host up to 10% of their total capacity. (READ MORE)
- 10/20 – The nation’s capital has become one of the first jurisdictions in the country to employ a new COVID-19 notification system, a joint Google-Apple venture that delivers alerts to people’s phones, notifying them that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus. (READ MORE)
- 10/16 – The board overseeing Virginia’s largest school district has failed to endorse a plan from its superintendent that would keep a majority of students fully online until February. The 12-member Fairfax County school board deadlocked 6-6 on whether to endorse Superintendent Scott Brabrand’s plan. The votes were non-binding but reflect the deep divisions in the county and elsewhere on whether it’s safe for students to return to class as the coronavirus pandemic continues. (READ MORE)
- 10/12 – George Washington University has announced that classes will remain mostly online for the upcoming spring semester. According to a statement from the school, the decision was based on feedback from students and the community, concerns over the spread of COVID-19 and the school’s commitment to a positive student residential experience. (READ MORE)
- 10/5 – Some students in D.C. Public Schools will be leaving their living rooms and heading back to classrooms in November. Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students will be returning to classrooms for in-person learning Nov. 9 Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said Monday. (READ MORE)
- 10/5 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he and his wife are both continuing to recover from COVID-19.The governor posted a video update on his social media accounts on Monday to provide a health update on his condition. (READ MORE)
- 10/4 – President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly on Saturday, but he “has continued to improve,” the White House physician said Sunday, suggesting that Trump could be discharged from the hospital as early as Monday. (READ MORE)
- 10/4 – President Donald Trump faces “critical” coming days after a “very concerning” period in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors. (READ MORE)
- 10/3 – resident Donald Trump’s doctor on Saturday painted a rosy picture of the president’s health as he remains hospitalized for coronavirus treatment. But that assessment was immediately contradicted by a person familiar with Trump’s condition, who said the president was administered supplemental oxygen on Friday. (READ MORE)
- 10/3 – President Donald Trump “is doing very well” and in good spirits according to his physician, Dr. Sean Conley. “At this time the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made.\” (READ MORE)
- 10/3 – A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. Attention focused in particular on last Saturday’s White House event introducing Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. (READ MORE)
- 10/2 – President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday. Trump is now at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (READ MORE)
- 10/2 – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been tested for the coronavirus in the wake of President Donald Trump’s infection and is awaiting results. Biden was on the debate stage with Trump for more than 90 minutes earlier in the week. (READ MORE)
- 10/2 – President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after revealing Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election. (READ MORE)
- 10/1 – Maryland is reporting zero deaths from the coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March 28. The state said Thursday morning that there had been no deaths reported in 24 hours but that doesn’t necessarily mean that no COVID-19 deaths occurred in that timeframe. (READ MORE)
- 9/28 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he and his wife are both “on the mend” and feeling good after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. (READ MORE)
- 9/25 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that he and his wife have both tested positive for the coronavirus, though he said he is showing no symptoms. (READ MORE)
- 9/17 – The University of Virginia says it’s increasing testing of students after it identified a cluster of coronavirus cases in a residence hall. (READ MORE)
- 9/13 – Students across Northern Virginia are turning homes into classrooms, so Arlington art teacher Jeff Wilson decided to rally the community to help. Wilson posted a request online for people to donate their old desks to help students who are learning from home. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 9/13 – Cases of COVID-19 are spiking on college campuses across the country. But with many local schools opting to go 100 percent virtual, the University of Maryland College Park will bring students back on campus for class, starting Monday. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 9/7 – The University of Maryland said Monday that its bus drivers can enforce mask usage, several days after a driver reported two students who were denied boarding retaliated by throwing rocks at the bus, breaking some windows. (READ MORE)
- 9/4 – Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation aimed at making absentee voting easier in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, including having the state prepay postage and provide drop boxes for absentee ballots.(READ MORE)
- 9/2 – University of Maryland continues to show low COVID numbers a few weeks into school year. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/28 – More than 550 people have tested positive for the coronavirus at colleges and universities in Virginia. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/27 – The World Health Organization says countries should actively test people to find coronavirus cases, even if they have mild or no symptoms. That’s despite the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recently switched guidance to say asymptomatic contacts of cases don’t need to be tested. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/27 – Maryland\’s COVID-19 health metrics have improved enough for all schools to have some in-person instruction this fall, Gov. Larry Hogan said (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/26 – At least 40 individuals are actively positive for COVID-19 at the Brookside Rehab & Nursing Center in Warrenton, Virginia. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/24 – Virginia lawmakers on Monday advanced proposals aimed at making absentee voting easier amid the coronavirus pandemic, including having the state prepay postage, setting up drop boxes and establishing a process for voters to fix paperwork issues on improperly submitted ballots. (READ MORE)
- 8/13 – Maryland’s health department will collaborate with 13 hospitals to conduct an antibody study to determine how many people have been exposed to COVID-19 in the state, the department said Thursday. (READ MORE)
- 8/13 – Virginia reported 1,054 new cases and 10 deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday. The new cases mark the highest single-day number since Saturday. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/11 – Local college students heading campus this Fall will be required to undergo coronavirus testing in order to return as colleges prepare for the Fall Semester. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/11 – Restaurants, retail shops \’not in the clear\’ from pandemic impact as business owners in the area say the customer traffic this year is nowhere near where it was last year. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/10 – Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate fell to an all-time low of 3.62 percent on Monday, as state officials shifted their focus to addressing infection rates among younger residents. (READ MORE)
- 8/10 – DC Health has released an updated list of states that are considered “high-risk.” Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota were added to the updated list, while Delaware, Ohio, and Washington were removed. (READ MORE)
- 8/8 – The man accused of stabbing a 63-year-old Germantown father to death in July was freed from jail only months earlier, amid COVID-19 pandemic concerns, court records confirm. (READ MORE via WJLA ABC 7)
- 8/7 – While Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate fell to a low of 3.90 percent Friday, Virginia has seen a major increase in cases due to a backlog of data. (READ MORE)
- 8/7 – Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has rescinded his health order that required private and parochial schools to remain closed for in-person instruction. (READ MORE)
- 8/5 – Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google. (READ MORE)
- 7/31 – Starting at 5 p.m. Friday you’ll have to wear one on the boardwalk and at special events. Under Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan’s emergency declaration, anyone older than five will have to wear a mask on the boardwalk from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. (READ MORE)
- 7/29 – Local election officials joined advocacy group leaders in urging Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to adjust his July 8 directive to hold a traditional election in November. (READ MORE)
- 7/27 – Washingtonians who go to 27 states designated as COVID-19 hotspots for nonessential travel, like vacation, will now need to self-quarantine for 14 days when they get back to the District. (READ MORE)
- 6/22 Phase 2 of reopening DC will likely happen Monday. Here\’s what\’s changing. (READ MORE)
- 6/19 Montgomery County is set to enter Phase 2 of lifting its COVID-19 safety regulations on Friday (READ MORE)
- 6/15 Montgomery County scheduled to enter Phase 2 of reopening by Marc Elrich (READ MORE)
- 6/12 Restaurants will reopen to indoor dining and gyms can open as Northern Virginia moves into Phase Two of reopening Friday (READ MORE)
- 6/11 Prince George Co. restaurants, retail stores and hair salons will be able to open at 50% capacity as the county enters Phase II of reopening. (READ MORE)
- 6/9 DC Guard members test positive for COVID after protest (READ MORE)
- 6/5 Maryland further eased restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus by allowing businesses to reopen Friday (READ MORE)
- 5/28 Looser restrictions on businesses and social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic are still at least a week away in Virginia (READ MORE)
- 5/28 The stay-at-home order in Prince George’s County will be lifted June first as the county enters Phase I of reopening (READ MORE)
- 5/27 Richmond Mayor plans to start Reopening later this week (READ MORE)
- 5/27 Officials in Virginia Beach have canceled July Fourth fireworks displays to keep residents safe and comply with orders issued amid the coronavirus pandemic (READ MORE)
- 5/26 VA Governor orders civilians to wear masks at public places (READ MORE)
- 5/26 Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that Maryland residents who suspect they may have been exposed to COVID-19 may receive a free test at Six Flags America (READ MORE)
- 5/25 The Virginia Department of Health has reported the second confirmed case in the state of a pediatric inflammatory illness associated with the new coronavirus (READ MORE)
- 5/22 Wolf Trap Foundation’s President and CEO, Arvind Manocha, announced on Friday that all 2020 summer performances would be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic (READ MORE)
- 5/21 Request for Injuction on MD Stay At Home Orders denied (READ MORE)
- 5/21 Governor Larry Hogan and CVS Health announced on Thursday that the state will be opening 17 new COVID-19 testing sites at several CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Maryland (READ MORE)
- 5/19 VA Supreme Court rejects gym owner\’s request to reopen (READ MORE)
- 5/19 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced new steps Tuesday to expand testing for the coronavirus, including appointment-free testing at new sites for those showing no symptoms (READ MORE)
- 5/18 D.C. saw a decrease in new COVID-19 cases for 8 days, putting the city on the path toward reopening (READ MORE)
- 5/13 Hogan Set To Update Residents On Virus Recovery Plans Wednesday (READ MORE)
- 5/11 NoVA will not need to start reopening this week, unlike other parts of Virginia (READ MORE)
- 5/8 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is laying out his plans for reopening the state next week amid the coronavirus pandemic, cautioning that the process will be gradual (READ MORE)
- 5/4 Gov. Ralph Northam says Virginia will move into Phase I of its reopening plan Friday, May 15 (READ MORE)
- 5/1 Sen. Mark Warner is among those proposing the Paycheck Security Act to give businesses more relief during pandemic (READ MORE)
- 4/29 Virginians will soon be able to have elective surgeries and dental checkups again (READ MORE)
- 4/23 D.C. High School \’Makers\’ fire up 3D printers to make PPE, creating 3,000 face shields so far. (READ MORE)
- 4/20 Maryland’s governor and first lady picked up a potentially life-saving delivery over the weekend: 500,000 coronavirus tests (READ MORE)
- 4/17 – Distance learning will continue in D.C. Pubic Schools for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year, and the closure for public schools in Maryland has been extended through May 15. (READ MORE)
- 4/16 – More than 100,000 Virginians filed unemployment claims in the past week, new data released by the U.S. Department of Labor shows. It’s a significant drop from the nearly 150,000 from a week before but still a massive number compared to filings before the coronavirus outbreak. (READ MORE)
- 4/16 – The chief of Maryland’s Court of Appeals issued three new orders this week extending the court\’s closure to the public until June 5th. (READ MORE) via WJLA ABC 7
- 4/16 – For separated or divorced families, co-parenting can be stressful on its own. Add this pandemic into the mix and it presents a new list of challenges. (READ MORE) via WJLA ABC 7
- 4/14 – Virginia health authorities reported more than 400 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, largely consistent with a leveling off that has occurred over the last week. (READ MORE)
- 4/13 – As the number of COVID-19 cases in the District continues to increase, the city is getting equipment that will allow for two new types of rapid testing to be done. (READ MORE)
- 4/13 – Citing economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposed an amendment to a bill increasing the state’s minimum wage that would delay its implementation several months. (READ MORE)
- 4/13 – As more people stay home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, more household trash is piling up. Since mid-March, Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria have reported an increase of up to 40% in residential trash tonnage. (READ MORE) via WJLA ABC 7
- 4/13 – Maryland officials on Sunday released ZIP code-level data on the spread of COVID-19 across the state, as the number of confirmed cases grew by the hundreds. (READ MORE)
- 4/10 – COVID-19 and shutdowns have disrupted Virginia tourism ahead of peak travel season. The Coronavirus pandemic has not just impacted jobs in the state’s tourism industry. Since Northam’s order, there has been a sharp spike in unemployment rates, with 306,143 Virginians filing for unemployment insurance in the past three weeks.(READ MORE)
- 4/10 – Nearly 2,000 prisoners with a year or less remaining on their sentences could be eligible for early release under a proposal from Virginia Gov. Northam designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus. (READ MORE)
- 4/10 – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced steps on Friday to address a huge potential state revenue loss of up to $2.8 billion this fiscal year due to the coronavirus and to strongly urge voters to cast ballots by mail in the state’s June 2 primary. (READ MORE)
- 4/10 – Virginia reported more than 460 new cases of COVID-19, the largest one-day increase so far in the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 4/10 – The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority announced it will begin to consolidate its stores in the Northern Virginia area, closing 12 stores in the region starting on Monday. (READ MORE)
- 4/9 – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order Wednesday that she said is designed to protect frontline grocery workers and the food supply chain during the pandemic. Starting Thursday shoppers will need to wear masks and grocery stores will mark 6 feet increments for people standing in checkout lines and limit the number of customers who can be inside at a time. (READ MORE)
- 4/9 – Nearly 150,000 Virginians filed unemployment claims in the last week, the third straight week of record-setting claims in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak. (READ MORE)
- 4/8 – The warmer weather is bringing violations of social distance guidelines in the nation’s capital, even as health officials predict the city could become one of the next U.S. hot spots in the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 4/8 – Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has asked the State Corporation Commission to continue suspensions of utility disconnections through at least June 10 because of the coronavirus pandemic – Herring insisted the Commonwealth \”make sure that all Virginians have access to water, power and gas” during the stay at home order. (READ MORE)
- 4/8 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that he would delay the June primary elections for Congress by two weeks because of the coronavirus – pushing the June 9 primary back to June 23. (READ MORE)
- 4/8 – Maryland recorded its largest daily increase yet in coronavirus infections on Wednesday, a rise Gov. Larry Hogan attributed to an “emerging hotspot” in the Baltimore-Washington corridor as well as increased testing. (READ MORE)
- 4/7 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to delay some long-sought Democratic priorities until more is known about how the pandemic will affect the economy – including instituting a hiring freeze of state employees and directed agency heads to look for ways to cut spending. (READ MORE)
- 4/6 – The District of Columbia’s being hit hard financially by the Coronavirus pandemic. Bowser said $607 million dollars will need to be cut from the budget for the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. (READ MORE)
- 4/6 – Officials in Virginia are warning of possible scams related to the coronavirus epidemic. And they’re particularly worried about the $1,200 checks that many Americans will receive from the federal government in the coming weeks and months. (READ MORE)
- 4/6 – The District of Columbia has passed 1,000 total positive infections of the new coronavirus. Health officials said Monday 99 new cases had been identified. That brings the total up to 1,097 with 24 deaths. (READ MORE)
- 4/3 – WMATA Metro will further slash its services on Monday, reducing hours of both its rail and bus services in an effort to limit its workers’ exposure to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. (READ MORE)
- 4/3 – Everyone wants to know how bad the COVID-19 pandemic will get and when it will end, but nobody can say for sure. Maryland’s Deputy Secretary of Health Fran Phillips said we are at the beginning of the curve. (READ MORE)
- 4/3 – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is instituting a hiring freeze of state employees and is telling agency heads to look for ways to cut budgets in response to the coronavirus. (READ MORE)
- 4/3 – The number of deaths in the District from COVID-19 now stands at 15, and Mayor Muriel Bowser expects the number to peak in July at anywhere from 220 to more than 1,000. “Our concern is that this model may overestimate the impact of social distancing, thus underestimating infections,” Bowser said Friday. (READ MORE)
- 4/2 – The District continues to see a spike in Coronavirus cases. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday there are 67 new cases bringing the total in the city to 653, with twelve confirmed deaths. (READ MORE)
- 4/2 – Arlington County is seeking donations of unused, unopened containers of essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), cleaning supplies, and certain food to assist essential employees, nonprofits and community organizations with coronavirus (COVID-19) response operations. (READ MORE)
- 3/30 – DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is the latest to issue a stay home executive order for DC residents. (READ MORE)
- 3/30 – Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issues a stay home executive order for Commonwealth residents (READ MORE)
- 3/30 – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issues stay home executive order for Maryland residents beginning March 30 at 8 p.m. (READ MORE)
- 3/30 – Mornings on the Mall\’s Mary & Vince spoke with MyPillow CEO, Mike Lindell, whose company is switching from manufacturing pillows to creating face masks for hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE & LISTEN HERE)
- 3/26 – Virginia ABC sees 59% increase year-to-year in alcohol sales as the Commonwealth rakes in $30 million over the past week (3/15 – 3/21). (READ MORE)
- 3/26 – Loudoun County (VA) and Montgomery County (MD) schools pass out Chromebooks to students in the first step in the process for distance learning as school systems figure out the best ways to teach students from afar. (READ MORE)
- 3/26 – DC Officials lashed out Thursday at the $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus economic relief package moving through Congress, saying it cheats Washington, D.C. of more than $700 million by treating the nation\’s capital as a territory rather than a state. (READ MORE)
- 3/25 – Maryland will keep its public schools closed for another four weeks (through April 24) in response to the Coronavirus. (READ MORE)
- 3/25 – Britain\’s Prince Charles tests positive for the Coronavirus (READ MORE)
- 3/24 – LISTEN: Mornings on the Mall\’s Mary & Vince speak with the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D., about the latest on COVID-19. (READ MORE)
- 3/24 – Maryland Reports 4th death due to the Coronavirus. (READ MORE)
- 3/24 – METRO\’s pandemic task force has announced it is going to close an additional 17 stations and selected entrances due to drop in riders. (READ MORE)
- 3/23 – Virginia Public Schools will remain closed for the rest of the current school year. Certain types of businesses – like bowling alleys, gyms, and theaters must close in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. (READ MORE)
