What’s Old Is New: Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Milkmen Return To Delivery Routes In Maryland

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 12:28P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ)   For those old enough to remember, the milkman used to be a staple in most neighborhoods across the country. Now, it appears this at-home delivery service is making a comeback. South...

Mayor Young Announces ‘Outdoor Seating Relief Program’ For Bars, Restaurants When Coronavirus...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 11:28A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ)   Mayor Jack Young announced Tuesday an Outdoor Seating Relief Program designed to help prepare Baltimore City for the eventual resumption of seating at restaurants that have been limited to pick up and carry out only. Per the...

6 Maryland Inmates Have Died Due To Coronavirus; 396 Cases Tied To State-Run Correctional System

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 11:27A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Six inmates at state-run correctional facilities have now died due to the coronavirus, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said Tuesday. The latest DPSCS data shows 396 cases of COVID-19 have been...

Mayor Young Announces Initiative To Help Baltimore City Businesses Safely Reopen Amid Pandemic

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 11:11A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) The Baltimore Development Corporation and Neighborhood Design Center will lead an initiative to help small businesses reopen safely amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Jack Young announced Tuesday. The groups, along with experts...

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Coronavirus Pandemic Leads To Shortage Of Entry-Level, Kids’...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 10:49A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ)   The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a lot of families are looking for something to do, and a way to get their kids to entertain themselves. With so many people cooped up, the idea to go get a bike seemed to have hit everyone at the...

Maryland Hospital First In Nation With New ICU Inpatient Wing To Care For COVID-19, Critical...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 6:20A Health – CBS Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center announced Tuesday it has installed a new ICU inpatient wing to care for COVID-19 and critical patients. The units, Strategic, Temporary, Acuity-Adaptable Treatment modular units...

Howard County Retail Stores, Barbershops And Hair Salons Can Operate At 50% Capacity Starting...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 4:58A Health – CBS Baltimore

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) More coronavirus-related restrictions will be lifted for some Howard County businesses Friday morning. County Executive Calvin Ball announced Monday that retail stores,...

Maryland Coronavirus Hospitalizations Up After Days Of Decline, State Tops 47.6K Cases

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 4:27A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After days of general decline, hospitalizations have gone up slightly in Maryland, according to new state numbers. The latest numbers show there are 47,687 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, and 2,217 people have died...

Popular Ocean City Buffet Paul Revere Smorgasbord Will Stay Closed During 2020 Summer Season Due To...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/26 3:58A Health – CBS Baltimore

OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ)   A popular Ocean City eatery will remain closed during the summer of 2020 due to coronavirus. The owner of Paul Revere Smorgasbord wrote in a Facebook post that due to new COVID-19 guidelines, the restaurant decided not to...

More Than 60 Percent Of Marylanders Think Coronavirus-Related Restrictions Were ‘About Right’, Poll...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/25 6:01P Health – CBS Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) More than 60 percent of Marylanders think restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus have been about right, a Gonzales poll released Tuesday found. According to the poll, 63 percent of Marylanders felt...

Maryland Company Lands $134M Federal Contract To Provide US Nursing Homes With Personal Protective...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/25 4:52P Health – CBS Baltimore

STEVENSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) A small business on Maryland s Eastern Shore is stepping up in the fight against the coronavirus after landing a multimillion-dollar federal contract to supply nursing homes across the country with personal protective...

Opioid Drug Overdose Deaths Are Down In US, Study Finds, But COVID-19 Could Change That

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/25 3:10P Health – CBS Baltimore

(CNN/WJZ) More than 151,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, alcohol and suicide combined in 2018, slightly lower than the overall numbers in 2017, and leveling off for the first time in two decades, according to a new study . But the report...

Marylanders Flock To State Parks On Memorial Day Weekend, Causing Some To Temporarily Close To New...

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/25 1:37P Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) With nice weather on tap across Maryland on Memorial Day, many people headed to state parks to enjoy the outdoors. The number of park visitors, though, led some to temporarily close to new visitors. On Twitter, Maryland State...

Maryland-Based Novavax Announces Trials For Coronavirus Vaccine In Australia

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/25 1:03P Health – CBS Baltimore

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. biotechnology company announced the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronavirus with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. Novavax has begun the first phase of the trial in which...

Coronavirus May Increase Risk Of Stroke, Keep Patients Away From Seeking Treatment, Doctors Warn

CBS Baltimore (Health) 5/25 11:44A Health – CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) May is Stroke Awareness Month, and an increase in COVID-19-related strokes is putting added emphasis on the need to look for signs. There is growing evidence that people who contract COVID-19 may have a greater risk for stroke and...