![]() It was stated that an opening date would not be announced until the end of the instructional continuity period when a decision for the rest of the semester would be made. In addition, all residential students were expected to no longer be living on campus beginning March 21. On March 10, George Washington University announced classes will be moved online after spring break, starting on March 23 and continuing until at least April 5. At that time, $1.5 million had been allocated to the pandemic response by the D.C. officials recommended a two-week self-quarantine per CDC guidelines for anyone who attended Christ Church on February 24 or between February 28 and March 3. were confirmed the night of March 9, including an attendee of Christ Church Georgetown. DCPS chancellor Lewis Ferebee announced the closing over Twitter the previous day. The employee tested negative and entered a two-week quarantine. On March 9, School Without Walls, a public school in Foggy Bottom, was closed by District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) for a full-day deep cleaning and disinfecting by a third-party contractor after an employee was exposed to COVID-19 the week before. Although the second man was being treated at a Maryland hospital, he was counted as the District's second case by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). and went to a hospital in Maryland for treatment. The second case was a Nigerian national who traveled from Nigeria to D.C. The rector's condition deteriorated to the point of hospitalization, and after it was confirmed the rector contracted the virus, the church canceled services indefinitely. ![]() He then participated in church services on February 23 and March 1. He had attended the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes conference in Louisville, Kentucky from February 19–22, then traveled back to Washington, by which time he became sick with what he thought was the flu. The first case was a rector at Christ Church Georgetown who had not traveled outside the United States recently or had close contact with another confirmed infected coronavirus patient. On March 7, the first two cases of COVID-19 in Washington, D.C., were confirmed. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency held a public briefing on the coronavirus and the District's monitoring, preparation, and response. Emergency Operations Center was activated at an Enhanced Watch status, per the executive order. The executive order stated that the District's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) would be activated on March 2, 2020, to begin to "coordinate inter-agency information sharing and identify logistical needs for critical incident responses." It was also announced that the Washington, D.C., Department of Health and the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency would be responsible for the response planning for COVID-19. ![]() Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order on February 28, 2020, that began to prepare Washington, D.C., for coronavirus impacts. Cases: The number of cases confirmed in Washington, D.C.
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