Grace under Quarantine: Christ Church’s Tim Cole Recovering at Hospital

March 21, 2020

Cole, 59, was the first Washington, D.C., patient diagnosed with coronavirus on March 7, after being admitted with pneumonia on March 5. He has been isolated ever since.

D.C. Moves Closures to April 27, Announces First Death Due to Coronavirus

March 20, 2020

The prohibition on mass gatherings during a public health emergency was extended until April 25, the last Saturday of the month.

SBA Offers Loans to D.C. Small Businesses

March 19, 2020

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on March 18 that the U.S. Small Business Administration had accepted the District’s declaration for assistance.

Christ Church’s Tim Cole Recovering; Wife, Son Test Negative

March 14, 2020

Though Cole is on the mend, four parishioners have tested positive for the disease, including the church’s organist, Tom Smith.

Bowser Declares State of Emergency; D.C. Events Canceled

March 11, 2020

The District is recommending that nonessential gatherings of more than 1,000 persons, including conferences and conventions, be postponed or cancelled through March 31.

Georgetown Rector Contracts Coronavirus: D.C.’s First Case

March 8, 2020

According to Christ Church spokesman Rob Volmer, the Rev. Tim Cole fell ill shortly after attending an Episcopal conference in Louisville on Feb. 22. 

Coronavirus Dos and Don’ts

March 5, 2020

There are some simple things to do to help prevent the spread of illness, applicable not just to coronavirus but to many other types of ailments. Mayor Bowser’s recommendations mirror the CDC’s ones.

Viral News Makes for a Super-Simultaneous Monday

March 2, 2020

In this administration, we have been living in the age of the simultaneous, with everything of note and of little note raining down on us, it seems, all of the time.