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• Ohio cases rise to 1,653; mask sterilization process approval near: Highlights from the governor’s March 29 briefing

  By Audrey HackettMarch 28, 2020

  

  President Donald Trump has assured Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine that by the end of the day FDA would approve a new process, developed in Ohio, to sterilize used surgical masks, DeWine reported at a short press briefing on Sunday, March 29. Read reports from press briefings on March 27, 28 and 29.

• Ohio voting delayed

  By Audrey HackettMarch 25, 2020

  

  In a series of rapid developments that took place hours before the Ohio presidential primary, in-person voting in the state was off, then on, then off again.

• DeWine on coronavirus: “It’s spreading all throughout the state of Ohio”

  By Megan BachmanMarch 13, 2020

  

  On Friday, March 13, after voting early at the Greene County Board of Elections in Xenia, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine answered questions from area media. DeWine addressed the state’s response to the growing threat of the COVID-19 virus, which state leaders have said is spreading quickly, and largely undetected, through the state.