2020

Cities across the country are weighing whether to close down bars and restaurants to enforce social distancing during coronavirus.

The actions come in response to growing concerns over a health crisis.

Individuals are not at risk of contracting coronavirus through the blood donation process or through blood transfusion.

With the District and the country under a state of emergency, would-be restaurant and bar patrons are practicing recommended social distancing as they try to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases. As a result, small businesses have to…

In D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said there have been six additional confirmed cases, bringing the total to 16 positive cases in the District.

In the open-air markets of District streets, little escapes the notice of a street vendor.

Before the rats nipped at her in the darkness. Before the flies swarmed to the jar-turned-toilet she kept nearby. Before she started to wonder whether she was more feral than human because she’d forgotten what it felt like to sleep inside,…

Miss P’s Daycare is trying to stay open. The already-cautious Angelique Speight-Marshall — who has operated the day care out of her Northwest Washington home for two decades — is being hypervigilant as the coronavirus outbreak threatens…

The Uptown Theater, the last of the District’s grand movie palaces and a beloved destination for generations of Washingtonians, has closed its doors, leaving a void for cinephiles who yearn for fresh popcorn and a screen as vast as the…

The District’s economy is poised to lose at least $35.5 million solely from five large-scale conventions that have now been canceled as the novel coronavirus threat grows, Destination D.C. President and CEO Elliott Ferguson told his…

For local businesses, this is an unprecedented time of uncertainty. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of coronavirus, and DC Health has recommended shutting down non-essential gatherings…

Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus have prompted officials in the Washington region to take a number of steps to prevent transmission in courthouses and jails, ranging from a temporary suspension of some trials in Virginia to a…

A Florida nursing school president was sentenced to one month in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded the D.C. Department of Disability Services of over $800,000 in rehabilitation benefits, U.S. prosecutors announced.

Metro will reduce transit service starting Monday to help its workforce stay safe while it begins even more stringent disinfecting of its rail cars and buses because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Masses are being skipped. Synagogue services and programs are being moved online. Mosques are canceling congregational prayer services. This is the new reality for faith communities across the D.C. area, as COVID-19 cases are confirmed…

In the six days since the District’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the city has gotten quieter and its residents more uneasy. An increasing number of offices are implementing mandatory work-from-home policies, Metro rides are dropping,…