Donate your old iPad to COVID-19 patients at DMC who need it most

Do you have an old iPad laying around? Rob Wolchek is going to show you can take your old iPad and make a significant impact in somebody's life when they need it most. 

GM, Ford making plans for safe return to plants

The UAW says both Ford Motor Co and General Motors brought back skeleton crews on a voluntary basis Monday to reconfigure plants to meet Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization guidelines.

$11 million of federal help given to Wayne County for pandemic related expenses

The Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency is the organization implementing the CARES program. From food to funeral expenses, the program can help people in several ways. 

Gov. Whitmer talks restarting economy in Michigan using science, safety

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to give an update on Michigan's effort to slow the COVID-19 outbreak in the state Monday at 4 p.m.

'Feed the Frontlines' helps those fighting pandemic and restaurants at same time

Glenn, the owner and chef of Detroit Taco Bar, was contacted by the city of Detroit to participate in its "Feed the Frontlines Detroit" program. Through donations it buys food from Detroit restaurants to support them and then feeds our hardworking heroes on the frontlines.

Doctor says Covid-19 rash is rare, but possible
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The Coronavirus usually hides in the respiratory system, but now metro Detroit doctors are seeing it in plain sight, in the form of a rash.

Back to work for lawn and landscape companies after latest pandemic order

"If it would've been any longer it would have been a problem," said Pat Stross, owner of Grasshopper. "But it takes time to switch over from snow removal to lawn and landscaping, so we were going through that transition at that time." 

Parents to twins after COVID-19 diagnosis have positive news to report
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After a scary scene for parents diagnosed with COVID-19 welcomed their twins into the world, both babies have tested negative for the virus. One of them - Mitchell has already gotten to go home with his parents. Once Maxum is strong enough, he too will be released.

Ford, General Motors recalling employees as Michigan automakers prep for reopening

Both Ford and General Motors indicated over the last week they would begin prepping their plants to reopen as the state contemplates how to jumpstart the faltering economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Under new order, residents must wear a face mask in public areas
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While the governor eased restrictions on many residents last week, she did apply one new rule to everyone. They must wear a face mask when out in enclosed spaces in the public.

CDC adds 6 new symptoms of coronavirus to list

The Centers for Disease Control has tripled the number of symptoms that could be indicators of coronavirus, including muscle pain, headache and new loss of taste or smell.

State Representative Karen Whitsett calls out Democratic Party following COVID-19 recovery 

"I believe this is the Governor. She has decided that she is going to slap me on the wrist by silencing me. It’s a shame that she’s doing this. It’s politics at its best,” Whitsett said. 

'No evidence' that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected: W.H.O.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there was currently “no evidence” that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus infection.