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MD Ping-Pong Company Bounces To Face Mask Production: Patch PM

Sneeze guards on buses | Prisons free thousands | Hogan reviews state's virus response | Bakery fire | From table tennis to face masks.

A company that specializes in table tennis is switching to face masks in Montgomery County to help with protective gear during the new coronavirus pandemic.
A company that specializes in table tennis is switching to face masks in Montgomery County to help with protective gear during the new coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

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Rockville Table Tennis Company Mass Produces Face Masks

The company changed its focus after the president's sister, who is in the medical field, asked him to begin making personal protective equipment.

MD Prisons Free More Than 2,000 Inmates To Slow Coronavirus Spread

The release of the inmates comes as more than 100 people in the prison system have tested positive for the virus.

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Sneeze Guards Installed On Annapolis City Buses: Coronavirus

The change was inspired by the death of a bus driver in Detroit, the Annapolis transportation director said.

MD Special Election: Vote By Mail Or In Person During Coronavirus

Voters can vote by mail, request an electronic ballot or vote in person for the special election.

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Hogan To Outline MD Coronavirus Reopening, Touts Hospital Opening

The 135-bed hospital is part of the state's plan to recover from the virus, the governor said.

MD Coronavirus: Hospitalizations, Deaths Slow Day To Day

Officials say 981 have recovered from the new coronavirus in Maryland, where 630 people have died from it.

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