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D.C. tightens Phase II restrictions | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Coronavirus cases are increasing daily in the nation’s capital- with more than 21,685 total positives as of Nov. 30- and with the steady swell, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is tightening restrictions within Phase II in order to protect residents and slow the spread of COVID-19 in the District. […]

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