Some people in the D.C. region who have recovered from the coronavirus are now hoping their plasma might help save the very ill. Loudoun County, Virginia, resident Amy Bobchek is back to work, from home, after spending a couple of weeks sick with COVID-19. She began to feel sick in mid-March, shortly after she returned from a business trip to…
Daily Archives: April 13, 2020
GW to convert empty dorm into temporary housing for medical staff
The university offered to store students’ belongings to make room for health-care workers.
Funeral Homes Get Creative to Let Families to Say Goodbye
During these unprecedented times funeral directors say their jobs are more important now than ever before. The coronavirus pandemic and social distancing restrictions are making it difficult for families to mourn the loss of loved ones.
March Sees Largest Year-Over-Year Drop in Pending DC Metro Home Sales Since 2011
This is usually the beginning of the busiest season for home sales in the D.C. metro area, but a new report shows March had the biggest year-over-year drop in pending sales since 2011. The listing service, Bright MLS, reports 5,080 homes went under contract in March, down 15.3% from March 2019. The report shows 5,886 active listings, continuing an already-existing…
Metro Considering Requiring Bus Riders to Wear Face Masks
Metro’s pandemic task force is looking at the possibility of requiring anyone who rides the bus to wear a face mask, leaders told News4. Bus riders already have to wear masks in Frederick County, and riders in Prince George’s County will have to do so starting Wednesday. Transit workers across the region are increasingly nervous about their exposure to the…
At least 10 people shot in spate of violence in District from Sunday into Monday
D.C. police say a 19-year-old man was killed in one of the shootings
New Model Shows Virginia COVID-19 Surge in Summer if Restrictions Lifted Too Soon
A new model projects a summer surge in coronavirus cases in Virginia if social distancing restrictions are lifted too soon. The model developed by University of Virginia researchers using information specific to the state puts the peak at mid-to-late summer if Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order is eased or lifted June 10. The experts at UVA say limited testing in…
Buying New | Pacifica in Northwest Washington
Condos are priced from $995,000 to $2.4 million.