WAMU INSIDER, Top Coronavirus Stories From This Week: D.C.-Area Residents Are Being Asked To Stay In Their Homes If They Can. How Is That Going To Work?, These Local Public Transit Agencies Cut Service In The Wake Of Coronavirus, As Restaurants Clear Their Pantries, Food Banks And Shelters In Need, Stoop Sings, Scavenger Hunts And Bagpipes: How Neighbors Come Together, Six Feet Apart, Here’s Which D.C.-Area Restaurants Are Offering Takeout, Delivery, And Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic, For A Family Adopting From China, Coronavirus Adds Another Dimension Of Anxiety, CORONAVIRUS BY THE NUMBERS IN THE METRO AREA, Our Most Vulnerable Communities Face Big Challenges In Quarantine, Coronavirus: Surviving Social Distancing, Americans Stock Up On Guns Amidst Pandemic Fears, A DOSE OF WAMU

D.C.-Area Residents Are Being Asked To Stay In Their Homes If They Can. How Is That Going To Work? Yesterday, D.C. residents were asked to stay home, Virginia closed their schools through the end of the school year, and Maryland ordered non-essential businesses to close at 5 p.m. daily. While a shelter-in-place mandate hasn't been declared for the Washington region, there are local restrictions in place. Here is what we know. This story is a part of WAMU and DCist’s ongoing coverage of the impact of coronavirus in the Washington region. You can find all of that coverage at wamu.org/coronavirus. If you have a COVID-19 question for our reporters to answer, ask it here. WAMU and DCist have also created a Facebook group — D.C. Area Coronavirus Updates — for you to share stories and resources or ask questions.

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As Restaurants Clear Their Pantries, Food Banks And Shelters In Need WAMU

Stoop Sings, Scavenger Hunts And Bagpipes: How Neighbors Come Together, Six Feet Apart WAMU

Here’s Which D.C.-Area Restaurants Are Offering Takeout, Delivery, And Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic DCIST

For A Family Adopting From China, Coronavirus Adds Another Dimension Of Anxiety WAMU

CORONAVIRUS BY THE NUMBERS

LATEST COVID-19 NUMBERS IN THE REGION This graphic shows the number of tested cases of COVID-19, the number of positive tests and the number of deaths from coronavirus in the D.C. region. All data is sourced from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia governments. The data is accurate as of 9 p.m. on 3/23.

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Our Most Vulnerable Communities Face Big Challenges In Quarantine The growing coronavirus pandemic is disrupting everyone’s lives — but can be particularly challenging to vulnerable communities like children, the elderly and people experiencing intimate partner violence. The Kojo Nnamdi Show looked at how organizations are working to support these communities now and in the long-term once the pandemic is over.

Coronavirus: Surviving Social Distancing The practice of social distancing is crucial to slow the spread of coronavirus and help keep our health care systems from becoming overwhelmed. Even though this is important, it can lead to increased feelings of loneliness and isolation. To combat this, 1A looks at how to make the most of this situation and how to stay socially connected when we’re physically separated.

Americans Stock Up On Guns Amidst Pandemic Fears “They’re buying guns and ammunition so they can go home and sit on their couch and defend their stash of toilet paper from the pending apocalypse,” said Shaun Lacasse, owner of a gun shop in Portland, about the rise in gun sales as coronavirus spreads across the United States. Guns & America reports on who is buying and why they turn to gun ownership in a time of national fear.

A DOSE OF WAMU

DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT STUDIO Thanks to our tech team, our hosts are taking working-from-home to a new level — so please bear with us if you unexpectedly hear a child, pet or other loved one in the background. Here is Kojo broadcasting The Kojo Nnamdi Show live … from his sunroom.