DC Department of Health

The White House reached out to the D.C. Department of Health after Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to President Donald Trump’s chief of staff offering help with contact tracing and containment of the coronavirus after a number of White House officials and staff tested positive for the virus. Bowser wrote that District residents had made tremendous sacrifices to...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city leaders laid out on Tuesday the city’s plans to monitor and respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak that has sickened thousands around the world. Bowser authorized $500,000 from the District’s reserve fund to buy supplies for first responders and front-line staff who could come in contact with the virus. Additionally, when someone...

Mayor Bowser has authorized nearly $500,000 from the city’s reserve funds to buy supplies for first responders and medical professionals in anticipation of coronavirus’ spread. As News4’s Mark Segraves reports, fears of the virus are beginning to impact one of D.C.’s most popular annual events: the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

D.C.’s Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt sits down to detail what the D.C. government is doing as warnings emerge that the novel coronavirus will spread in the U.S. She also dispels some myths about the virus.