By CUNEYT DIL and HOPE YEN, Associated Press ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Kiyana Esco needs free school lunches and breakfasts to feed her six children. But with schools shutting down over coronavirus concerns, she’s scrambling to pick up the meals, care for her kids and keep her job. Esco, a single mother who was […]
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COVID-19 Update: More Than 1,000 Cases Confirmed
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As of the afternoon of March 10, COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, had infected more than 100,000 people worldwide, with about 800 cases nationwide and 21 cases in the Washington Metropolitan area, and had killed about 25 people in the United States and 4,000 people total. With the […]
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Trump Declares Virus Pandemic A National Emergency
By ANDREW TAYLOR, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Speaking from the […]
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SPECIAL ENROLLMENT OPENS NEXT WEEK DURING MARYLAND’S CORONAVIRUS STATE OF EMERGENCY
Media Release March 13, 2020 New availability complements the Easy Enrollment Health Insurance Program. Both will continue through mid-April. BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange today announced a new special enrollment period open to all Marylanders in need of health insurance during the State of Emergency for Coronavirus (COVID-19) declared by Gov. Larry […]
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Three Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 In PG County
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the County. During a press conference on March 10 at the County’s Emergency Operations Center, the County Executive promised that her office is working in conjunction with state and federal authorities to […]
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Commentary: COVID-19 Impact on Low-Income Communities
By Mary Miller Cases of the COVID-19 virus have cropped up in Maryland, and at the start of this week, top experts predicted the epidemic very likely will spread throughout the state, including in Baltimore. This much is certain: The virus’s spread underscores Baltimore’s need for strong leadership and crisis management experience in its mayor’s […]
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NBA Suspends Season Over Coronavirus
By Tim Reynolds Associated Press The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice” after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league’s owners were leaning toward playing games without fans in arenas. Now there will be no games at all, […]
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Thousands On Virus-Hit Cruise Ship Wait Their Turn To Leave
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of increasingly bored and restless passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus waited for their turn Tuesday to get off the vessel and go into two weeks of quarantine at military bases around the U.S. Passengers wearing masks trickled […]
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Ciara is Latest Musician to Postpone Show Due to Coronavirus
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Ciara is the latest musician to postpone a concert because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Ciara, who is pregnant, was set to perform in Texas at the grand opening of the new Fort Hood USO on March 19 but announced Saturday that the event is […]