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The owners of Liberty Tree Tavern in Elgin have decided to do the opposite of the many bars and restaurants across the country recommending or requiring patrons to wear masks as they reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

Starting on Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will require everyone over the age of ten wear a mask when entering a business or on public transportation. Northam’s office says the mask mandate will not be enforced by police but rather the health department. “If a manager of a restaurant is not adopting this policy, VDH can certainly talk to...

Starting on Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will require everyone over the age of ten wear a mask when entering a business or on public transportation. But some business owners are worried about how they will enforce the mandate. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Once Northern Virginia reopens on Firday, the entire Commonwealth will be required to wear face masks when going to public places. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

If you’ve tuned into the daily news cycle during the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably noticed circumstances where scientists seemed reluctant to share information, debated the latest research on social media or downright changed their views.

While masks serve as barriers to the spread of COVID-19, they’ve also become an additional barrier in communicating for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.

President Donald Trump visited a Ford plant on Thursday to tour the automaker’s production of medical ventilators. Despite CDC and coronavirus task force guidelines, the president wore a mask briefly and away from the press pool, sayng, “I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”

The Transportation Security Administration announced a series of new rules for summer travelers to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

As the debate over the effectiveness of wearing masks during a pandemic continues, a new study gives weight to arguments by medical professionals and government leaders that wearing a mask does indeed reduce virus transmission — and dramatically so.  Experiments by a team in Hong Kong found that the coronavirus’ transmission rate via respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by…

A University of Maryland student who was laid off from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic has created a tool to make it easier for people to find face masks in the D.C. area Saba Tshibaka, 21, says when she lost her job as a restaurant server she sat on her front steps and thought about how she could…

A University of Maryland student who was laid off from her job due to the coronavirus pandemic has created a tool to make it easier for people to find face masks in the D.C. area. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

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Kids are getting creative with their time at home. Some are even helping their community in the process.  The Lynch sisters have been spending their extra time sewing face masks. “We love helping others, so this is just a good way to do this while we’re stuck at home,” Evie Lynch, 14, told News4. A plan to make masks for...

D.C. will impose sweeping new face mask requirements starting this weekend, an executive order Wednesday by the mayor says. Masks also will be required in the entire Metro system, the general manager announced Thursday. As the coronavirus continues to spread, masks will be required in D.C. whenever anyone is around others for essential business or travel.  Masks or face coverings...

D.C. residents were left confused after Mayor Muriel Bowser released new face covering requirements for the city. News4’s Mark Segraves has the details on the new mandates.

Starting next week, everyone on metro services will be required to wear face coverings. News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has the details.

Mayor Muriel Bowser says D.C. is not seeing enough of a decline in community transmissions, and extended the stay-at-home order to last through June 8. News4’s Mark Segraves reports D.C. is also requiring most residents to wear masks when they go outside of their house.

It can be difficult to communicate with face masks on, but for the deaf community it can be particularly challenging. A Thousand Oaks teenager is now spending her time making face masks designed to make it easier for those hard of hearing to read lips. Seventeen-year-old Isabella Appell is making face masks with a clear vinyl center to allow people…