coronavirus

“Yesterday at the Brookland Metro”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Yesterday WMATA closed the brookland station “as a safety precaution” for a few hours. I saw the tweet then forgot about it and went for a run later. I saw 6 or 8 people in full hazmat great deep cleaning a metro shelter /bench. Do you know if this is something metro is just doing to metro stations, or was there some incident that caused them to clean this station and this shelter in particular? If this was a normal thing, maybe metro should tweet station is being closed for “regular cleaning” so it’s more clear.”

May 5 Coronavirus Data Posted – Total positives: 5,461

By Prince Of Petworth


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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 5,322 total positives.

Update: Neighborhood level map added:

From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Tuesday, May 5, 2020 includes 139 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 5,461.

The District reported 14 additional COVID-19 related deaths: (more…)

“Mayor Bowser Announces Relief for Residents Struggling with Student Loan Payments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Clif Burns

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced expanded financial relief options for District residents who are struggling to pay private education loans due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. The initiative, launched by the District and several states, will provide qualifying District residents with loan forbearance and other financial protections.

Residents with commercially-owned Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans or privately-held student loans who are struggling to make their payments will be eligible for expanded relief. Twelve private education loan servicers have backed the initiative.

Relief options under the initiative include: (more…)

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