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Gov. Larry Hogan postponed the April 28 Maryland primary election to June 2 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, he announced in a press conference Tuesday.  “It would endanger public health to allow thousands of people to assemble in places like schools and senior centers which are already closed under the state of emergency,” he […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich commended Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order to close all restaurants, bars, movie theaters and gyms in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Hogan announced an executive order to close such establishments in Maryland starting at 5 p.m. Monday. Drive-thru, carryout and delivery will continue, as well as […]

El gobernador de Maryland Larry Hogan hizo varios anuncios en una conferencia de prensa el lunes sobre el coronavirus COVID-19 en Maryland. Actualmente hay 37 casos en el estado. Hogan firmó una orden ejecutiva para que el Departamento de Salud de Maryland (MDH) realice una evaluación para abrir instalaciones hospitalarias cerradas en el estado y […]

In a joint letter sent Sunday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Gov. Larry Hogan, and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam asked President Donald Trump to make the National Capital Region (NCR) a main location for coronavirus testing.  “We request that you add the National Capital Region to the priority locations for federally-supported COVID-19 testing sites to […]

Gov. Hogan made several announcements at a press conference Monday about the COVID-19 coronavirus in Maryland. There are currently 37 cases in the state. He signed an executive order for the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) to conduct an assessment to open closed hospital facilities in the state and add 6,000 hospital beds. Hogan activated […]

Gov. Hogan announced the first case of community transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Maryland.  Community transmission means the patient had no known exposure to the illness through travel or contact with an infected person, according to the governor’s statement. The patient is a Prince George’s County man in his 60s, who Hogan announced last […]

Gov. Hogan expressed his frustration with the federal government’s communication about the 12 Marylanders aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship docked off the coast of California after the COVID-19 coronavirus was confirmed onboard.  21 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed on the ship: two guests and 19 crew members. The ship docked at a […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan dijo en una conferencia de prensa que los pacientes con el coronavirus en el condado de Montgomery estuvieron involucrados en al menos dos casos de interacción pública que son preocupantes. Hogan confirmó que un paciente asistió a un evento público el 29 de febrero en The Village at Rockville, una comunidad […]

Gov. Hogan said in a press conference that the patients with the coronavirus in Montgomery County were involved in at least two instances of public interaction that are concerning.  He said one patient attended a public event on Feb. 28 at The Village at Rockville, a retirement community. Hogan said about 70-100 people attended, and […]

Gov. Larry Hogan  announced Thursday evening that three Montgomery County residents have tested positive for coronavirus. Hogan declared a state of emergency in Maryland. All three patients contracted the virus while traveling overseas and are in good condition, Hogan said. “I encourage all Marylanders not to panic, but to take this seriously and to stay […]