coronavirus restrictions

News4’s Mark Segraves takes a closer look at what’s changing and what’s not in the District.

Kevin Onyona spent more than a year and nearly $2 million to launch a restaurant in downtown D.C. Within days of opening, the pandemic set in.

Starting Monday, D.C. will lift some COVID-19 restrictions, affecting restaurants, gyms, theaters and more. News4’s Derrick Ward explains.

The District’s alcohol board has already issued hundreds of fines for violations of COVID-19 safety protocols. News4’s Jodie Fleisher, Katie Leslie, Jeff Piper and Evan Carr report.

Swahili Village is an upscale restaurant in downtown D.C. that specializes in Kenyan cuisine.  It opened right before the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.  Owner Kevin Onyona talks to the News4 I-team about his restaurant’s journey during the unexpected shutdown.

The Montgomery County Council is taking a much slower approach with its reopening plan than Maryland allows. News4’s Chris Gordon has more on the county’s plan.

Workers such as restaurant servers and retail clerks are balancing the anticipation of better earnings with concerns about keeping themselves safe as states lift mask mandates and ease restrictions on businesses

Virginia will ease several coronavirus-related restrictions on Monday, including lifting a curfew and loosening limits on outdoor gatherings, as it expands vaccination efforts in partnership with commercial pharmacies. The modified stay-at-home order that directed residents to stay home between midnight and 5 a.m. will be lifted, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday. Residents should still limit going out, Northam said. Outdoor…

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains how COVID-19 restrictions will be eased March 1.

The video of the grocery store, owned by a man known for his often controversial viewpoints, has garnered 2 million views in less than 24 hours.

Bars and restaurants in Maryland will be able to remain open past 10 p.m starting Monday, Feb. 1, the governor announced Thursday, citing progress in the fight against COVID-19. Restaurants will still have to operate at no more than 50% indoor capacity. The tightened restrictions on bar and restaurant hours were put into effect on Nov. 20, 2020 because of…

Maryland’s governor says restaurants in the state can stay open past 10 p.m. starting Monday, but Montgomery County has chosen not to expand evening hours. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports the county is also poised to become the only jurisdiction in the D.C. area to offer no indoor dining.

Several states are loosening their coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and other businesses because of improved infection and hospitalization numbers but are moving cautiously, in part because of the more contagious variant taking hold

Several states are loosening their coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and other businesses because of improved infection and hospitalization numbers but are moving cautiously, in part because of the more contagious variant taking hold

President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, according to two White House officials.

Several American political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and doing another

A battle over providing businesses with legal immunity to COVID-19 lawsuits is on hold for the time being in Congress, but businesses are still worried.

Millions of people in England have learned they must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and holiday shopping trips

The Restaurant Association of Maryland is mounting a legal fight to bring indoor dining back to Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.

A new lawsuit has been filed to reverse the indoor dining bans in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Cory Smith reports.