DC boosts limits on restaurants, gatherings amid virus spike
Associated PressWASHINGTON — The nation’s capital is tightening its public COVID-19 restrictions in the face of spiraling virus numbers locally and around the country. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the District of Columbia will remain in Phase 2 of its reopening plan, but she announced a number of adjustments, “so that we can get the virus under control in our city until we get to the other side where a vaccine will be widely available.” Starting Wednesday, Nov. 25, the maximum limit for outdoor gatherings will be reduced from 50 to 25 people and indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people. The seven-day average of daily cases per 100,000 residents — the District’s preferred metric — now stands at 23.86, the city’s highest point since early May. “It is necessary.” D.C. is also boosting its public testing program, expanding hours at testing sites and opening a new mass testing site in a parking garage at Nationals Park. The city also intends to begin charging insurance companies for the tests, asking recipients to bring their insurance cards—although Bowser said those without insurance will still receive testing free of charge.
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