Already facing short supply and scrambling to create new procedures to deal with a pandemic, hospitals are preparing for the coronavirus outbreak to get worse.

From buying thousands of pounds of food to increasing volunteers — how local food assistance groups are trying to meet a growing need.

“Those additional cases indicate to us, because of the nature of the new individuals who have been identified, that we have person-to-person transmission occurring in the District of Columbia.”

Christ Church Georgetown officials on Sunday said that Rector Timothy Cole tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, the first confirmed case in D.C.

Governor Larry Hogan says the three patients contracted the disease while traveling overseas.

Local universities have placed a temporary ban on travel to China for faculty and students, and airports are taking new precautions.