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In an alternate universe in which the world isn’t facing a Coronavirus pandemic, the Collin College Jazz Lab Band would be gearing up for its annual performance at the Collin Jazz Festival.

Plano City Council voted Tuesday evening to extend its state of emergency until the end of April, ordering the closure of in-person dining at restaurants and bars, lounges, and private clubs, as well as schools, movie theaters, and gyms.

Updated at 8:37 AM on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 COVID-19 is affecting countries around the world, including the United States. On March 16, the cities of Plano, Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Dallas all declared local states of emergency.

As of writing, there have been three confirmed coronavirus cases in Frisco, with a fourth patient being labeled a “presumptive positive.” In response, Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney declared a state of emergency Monday morning.

President Trump summed up the gravity of the COVID-19 outbreak Monday morning at a news conference with simple words, repeated twice to stress the seriousness of the situation: “It’s bad. It’s bad.

President Trump wants to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks. He didn’t say how much money the federal government would be sending. On Monday, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, suggested sending $1,000 to every American adult.

On Monday morning, Plano city officials declared a local state of disaster for public health emergency and plan to implement extraordinary changes, as required by City operations, to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COV

This week’s music news really began late last Friday when the largest music event in the United States, Austin’s annual South by Southwest conference announced it was cancelling this year’s edition, set to take the capital city over from March 13-22.

Every day is a little different for Katherine Gonzales. She arrives at work at 2:00 p.m., armed with, in her words, “good intentions and a long ‘to do’ list.” By 2:15, that list is out the window. Some days, she has to balance a budget.

The new coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to wreak havoc across DFW. Businesses are sending workers home. City officials are holding press conferences, banning large gatherings, and urging people to practice safe social distancing.