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The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are visible as Sean Marrett of Washington works out at the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, to open virus testing site near Fort Totten

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

A man crosses a quiet street in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2020. The District of Columbia is under a stay-home order for all residents in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, extends public health emergency to May

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

"We have virtually shut down economic activity in our city in an effort to contain the spread of the virus," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a press conference on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

D.C. mayor: 1st jail inmate dies of coronavirus

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks about the District's coronavirus response at a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Flags across the District to fly at half staff

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

In this April 6, 2020, photo, Billy White, right, and his brother Sonny White, second from right, owners of Captain White Seafood City, along with their nephew Paul White, left, and Stan Kiser with Jessie Taylor Seafood, second from left, set up portable fencing in the hope to force customers to social distance at the Fish Market at The Wharf in Washington. The Fish Market was closed by city officials over the weekend after large crowds gathered. The officials said the market may be allowed to reopen if they can show a plan for safe social distancing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

D.C. fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming COVID-19 surge

By Ashraf Khalil - Associated Press

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference in Washington on Saturday, March 7, 2020, to announce the first presumptive positive case of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, implements hiring freeze amid coronavirus pandemic

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listens to a reporter's question during a press conference about the District's coronavirus response, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. The District of Columbia has issued a stay-home order for all residents as the number of positive infections from the new coronavirus continue to rise. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

93,000 D.C. residents will get coronavirus, mayor’s model predicts

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks to reporters about the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

D.C. youth corrections officer dies of COVID-19

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

The Dome of the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument are visible as a bicyclist extends their arms as they ride along the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. The National Mall, usually packed with tourists this time of the year, is virtually empty after District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issues a stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

D.C. sees 2 COVID-19 deaths, 91 new cases

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

A sign about the coronavirus is displayed over Route 50 in Davidsonville, Md., Monday, March 30, 2020. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a "stay-at-home" directive in response to the coronavirus effect on Monday. "No Maryland resident should be leaving their home unless it is for an essential job or for an essential reason, such as obtaining food or medicine, seeking urgent medical attention or for other necessary purposes," Hogan said at a news conference on the Maryland State House lawn. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Larry Hogan, Ralph Northam, Muriel Bowser order residents to stay at home

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

A Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police vehicle is parked on the other side of a taped police line along the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms cover the trees, in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

DC officials: Relief bill cheats Washington of $700 million

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, rides an escalator before speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. GOP Sen. Cruz said Sunday, March 8, 2020, he will remain at his home in Texas after learning that he shook hands and briefly chatted with a man in suburban Washington who has tested positive for coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Hundreds in DC asked to quarantine after exposure in church

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks at a news conference in Washington on Saturday, March 7, 2020, to announce the first presumptive positive case of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, calls for self-quarantine for hundreds after rector gets coronavirus

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, testifies next to veteran Kerwin Miller, of Washington, and Roger Pilon, with the Constitutional Studies department of the Cato Institute, during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on statehood for the District of Columbia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, announces legislation to combat illegal ‘ghost guns’

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser endorses Michael Bloomberg for president

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals fans celebrate early Thursday, Oct, 31, 2019, in Washington after the Nationals won Game 7 of the baseball World Series in Houston. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nationals World Series parade set for Saturday

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

"We can build a fairer and more equitable city when we know that our African American and Latino students are achieving at the same level as their white peers," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said. (Associated Press)

D.C. students’ PARCC scores growing steadily

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urges residents, businesses and nonprofit groups to participate in the city's Private Security Camera System Incentive Program outside of Jackie Lee's bar in Northwest on Monday. The bar was the site of a drive-by shooting on New Year's Eve. The program aims to reduce crime and catch criminals using surveillance cameras in neighborhoods. (Ximena Bustillo/ The Washington Times)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, urges participation in Private Security Camera System Incentive Program

By Ximena Bustillo - The Washington Times

Howard University President Wayne Frederick (left) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bower (center) were among leaders in education, government and business to welcome students to the second annual Congressional Diversity in Tech Summit at the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science on Wednesday. (XIMENA Bustillo/The Washington Times)

D.C. diversity summit explores student interest in tech field

By Ximena Bustillo - The Washington Times

Health care specialists are warning parents of the risks of exposing their children to measles at summer camps. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1,044 measles infections in 28 states as of last week, the most since 1992.
FILE — In this March 27, 2019 file photo, a woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., north of New York City. On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, federal health officials updated the U.S. measles case count, saying 1,001 illnesses have been reported since the beginning of the year. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Mayor Muriel Bowser offers help against the measles menace — sort of

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times