CDC Updates Information on How COVID-19 Spreads
The CDC updated guidance to its “How COVID-19 Spreads” website on Tuesday. Based on current science, the CDC believes that people are more likely to become infected the longer and… Read More
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Elrich to Trump: 210,000 Americans Died of Covid-19, Not Fear
After President Donald Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday evening, where he was treated for coronavirus, County Executive Marc Elrich tweeted a message to the… Read More
Relief for Tenants Who Can’t Pay Their Rent
Following a new federal order halting residential evictions, community organization CASA, along with over 80 organizations, calls on state officials to reconvene for a special session. The new order, issued… Read More
Alivio para los Inquilinos que no Pueden Pagar su Alquiler
Tras una nueva orden federal para detener los desalojos residenciales, la organización comunitaria CASA, junto a más de 80 organizaciones, pide a representantes estatales que se reúnan para una sesión… Read More
Washington Grove Mayor: ‘The Absence of the Post Office Would Have a Devastating Effect’
John Compton, the mayor of Washington Grove, says the absence of a functioning post office would have a “devastating effect” on his small town, which takes up 200 acres of… Read More
‘Put Your Mask On’: Raskin On Anti-Mask Culture on Capitol Hill, House Chamber Mask Mandate
“Put your mask on,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) was heard calling at Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was speaking out of turn during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. “Put… Read More
Hogan on School Funding: ‘We’re Not Going to Be Bullied or Threatened by the President’
Gov. Larry Hogan isn’t worried about President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funding to schools that choose not to fully reopen in the fall. As the summer hits its… Read More
Playgrounds Re-Open With New Safety Guidelines
Montgomery County Parks officials are asking residents to be patient as the department gradually reopens playgrounds across the county. They are urging park users to use precautions, such as face… Read More
NIH Anuncia Asociación para Acelerar Proceso de Vacuna COVID-19
Los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de Bethesda (NIH) están lanzando una asociación público-privada con la esperanza de acelerar el trabajo para crear una vacuna COVID-19 y opciones de tratamiento, anunció… Read More
NIH Announces Partnership to Accelerate Process for Creating COVID-19 Vaccine
The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda is launching a public-private partnership in hopes of accelerating work to create a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options, it announced April 17. The… Read More
Starting Thursday, Ride On Passengers Need to Wear Face Coverings
Montgomery County Department of Transportation announced that Ride On passengers will be required to wear face coverings aboard buses starting Thursday. Earlier this week, the county government provided Ride On… Read More
What To Do If You Do Not Have Face Masks
Local health officials are stepping it up a notch when it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19. Beginning Monday, April 13, a new health order is requiring shoppers to… Read More