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As hospitals seek donations of medical personal protective equipment (PPEs), employees at a local 3D printing business are hoping they can help. MakerGear in Beachwood, which manufactures 3D printers for schools and businesses across the country, is open to requests from health care providers. CEO Rick Pollack said the company is preparing to use its in-house printers to make medical protective equipment. They’ve already produced parts for plastic face shields.

A French court ruled Amazon must limit deliveries to essential items while it assesses COVID-19 contagion risk at its facilities. The company decided to suspend all deliveries until April 20.

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 5.7% and 20% of children with COVID-19 end up in the hospital, with 2% or fewer needing intensive care.

Cleveland's public housing authority is exploring what can be done to keep people housed and healthy through the coronavirus crisis. The housing agency is looking at ways to expand some existing programs, including free meals and activities for youth, said Jeff Patterson, president and CEO of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). But any expansion will have to be weighed against concerns for employees’ safety, he said.

The directive is the widest-ranging so far of any state grappling with the growing COVID-19 epidemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is confident that Californians will comply.

The hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine is in full force, with hundreds of vaccines in development and a handful already in clinical trials. But a local immunologist, Dr. David Canaday with the Cleveland VA, published a paper calling for researchers to set more realistic expectations for a vaccine’s potential effectiveness. Canaday said we shouldn’t expect perfection from any of the COVID vaccine candidates, and that their effectiveness will not be 100 percent.

A top Senate panel wants documents from Blue Star Strategies, a public relations firm with ties to Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company whose board Hunter Biden once served on.

A new report places Cleveland 29th in the nation for its park system, up six spots from its ranking in a similar study last year. The ParkScore index from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) looks at various factors to determine the quality of a city’s park system, including accessibility, size, amenities and financial investment.

The House says secret grand jury evidence is relevant to an "ongoing investigation" and could lead to new impeachment charges.

As salons remain closed during the pandemic, many have resorted to cutting their own hair. Not all are successful. Celebrities and civilians alike are sharing their quarantine haircut failures.