By now youve probably heard that as a response to COVID-19, essential services are open and the non-essential ones are closed.

The coronavirus pandemic has been further exacerbating the challenges faced by vulnerable populations, like those of some LGBTQ youth who are now homeless. The founder of one homeless shelter is seeing the effect everyday.

The move comes after the city’s only gun dealer ceased work, citing a surge of people seeking firearms during the pandemic.

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C. will house 500 hospital beds to help the city handle a possible surge in coronavirus cases.

Gov. Larry Hogan, along with Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan, announced a newly arrived shipment of 500,000 coronavirus tests from a South Korean company.