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Mar 11, 2020

Maryland confirms 9th case of coronavirus

Maryland confirmed three more cases of coronavirus in the state for a total of nine so far, the officials said Tuesday.

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Mar 10, 2020

Novavax gets $4M for COVID-19 vaccine, teams with Emergent

A Gaithersburg drug company has received $4 million in funding from a nongovernmental organization to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and is teaming with another Gaithersburg drug company for development and manufacturing.

In this May 24, 2018, file photo a Delta Air Lines passenger jet plane, a Boeing 737-900 model, approaches Logan Airport in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Mar 10, 2020

Airlines slash flights, freeze hiring as virus cuts travel

Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus.

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Mar 10, 2020

Trump plans payroll tax relief in response to coronavirus

President Donald Trump says his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief and other quick measures as a public health and economic maelstrom brought on by the coronavirus drew closer to him personally.

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Mar 10, 2020

AP Analysis: Investors ‘guessing’ on virus, assuming worst

No one knows where the coronavirus will show up next, whether authorities can contain it or how much damage it will leave behind. But professional investors aren't taking any chances.

Maryland Legislature
Mar 6, 2020

Legal community gets ready for disruption from the coronavirus

As state agencies monitor and respond to the spread of COVID-19, Maryland’s courts are prepared to implement contingency and emergency plans. The Administrative Office of the Courts and local circuit […]

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Mar 6, 2020

Yeshiva U team: Hotel cancels reservation over virus fears

A hotel in a Baltimore suburb on Thursday canceled the reservation of the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team over fears of novel coronavirus, the coach of the Maccabees told The […]

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Mar 6, 2020

Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 12 people in the U.S. and infected more than […]

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Mar 2, 2020

Longhorn’s technology could be used in coronavirus research

A Bethesda molecular tool, assay and vaccine development company has been asked by the Food and Drug Administration to collaborate with other companies that are researching the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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Mar 2, 2020

Colleges in Maryland, North Carolina cancel Italy programs

Flagship universities in Maryland and North Carolina have canceled study abroad programs in Italy and are working to bring students home amid the continuing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Feb 28, 2020

Altimmune working on novel coronavirus vaccine

A Gaithersburg biopharmaceutical company is working on a vaccine to protect against COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.

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Feb 28, 2020

Maryland governor outlines preparations for new virus

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday he is submitting a $10 million supplemental budget to the legislature as he outlined preparations the state is making for the new coronavirus disease.