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MD Business Owners Make Hand Sanitizers, Meals, Masks: Patch PM

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One Maryland business is making hand sanitizer due to the lack of supply and high demand.
One Maryland business is making hand sanitizer due to the lack of supply and high demand. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

Here are the share-worthy stories from Maryland Patches to talk about tonight:

Marylanders Line Up To Get Rockville Distillery's Hand Sanitizers

Nursing homes, government offices, and medical practices from all over Maryland want Twin Valley Distillers' hand sanitizers.

MD Coronavirus: Governor Orders Nonessential Businesses To Close

The governor outlined programs to help Maryland workers and businesses and said more hospital beds and testing capacities are coming.

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Lunch Box Deli At APG Serves Front Line In Coronavirus Battle

A business at Aberdeen Proving Ground is asking people to buy meals for health care workers, after receiving more than 1,000 requests.

Anne Arundel County Food Bank Sees Surge In Demand

"Right now, we are running low on everything and accepting food donations as well as monetary donations," the executive director said.

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Hogan's Stark Warning: Don't Ignore Social Distancing Rules

Gov. Hogan said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that people who ignore guidance are "kidding themselves" by thinking it's business as usual as the coronavirus spreads.

Coronavirus Complicates Maryland Census Count

The nation's governors called for a delay in the process, which involves in-person outreach.

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