Elliot C. Williams
- Rats are about to get desperate looking for food—meaning there’s a better chance they might sneak into your home. [Washingtonian]
- A man was found hanging from a tree in Takoma on Thursday morning, police say. [Post]
- Some patrons of Murphy’s Irish Pub in Alexandria are being told to self-quarantine after someone who went there tested positive for COVID-19. [Washingtonian]
- A Maryland 7-Eleven employee made up positive coronavirus test results, prompting a coworker to get an actual test—which came back positive. [WTOP]
- Coronavirus has shrunk the world of D.C.’s homeless children living in hotels and shelters. [Post]
- A 7-year-old boy in Virginia collected and donated thousands of shower caps, gloves, and masks to a local emergency room. [WTOP]
- A Maryland design firm, suffering financially from the pandemic, is steadily coming back after relaunching as a business that makes masks and gowns for health professionals. [Post]
- Susan Rokus, the first person in Loudoun County to die of COVID-19, is remembered as a “one-of-a-kind” teacher. [NBC4]
- A recycling company discovered 36,000 N95 masks in a dumpster, and is donating them to local hospitals. [Washingtonian]
- At least 102,000 people in the D.C. area have filed for unemployment as businesses shutter. [Post]
- Locally, a number of athletes had Olympic hopes, but with the games postponed, they’re turning to new plans. [WCP]
- Toilet paper at a CVS in Northwest D.C. had armed guards. [NYT]
- ICYMI: Here’s where you can get a coronavirus test in the D.C. area.
- ICYMI: Snapshots of D.C. life as coronavirus grinds the city to a halt.
- This Day in DCist: Lionel Messi and the Argentina National Soccer team trained at Georgetown University.
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