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The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity says nearly 385-thousand people filed initial unemployment claims in the past week.  Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Michigan nearly a month ago, more than 817-thousand people have filed for unemployment help.  The Director of the Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity Department Jeff Donofrio talked live with WWJ's Brooke Allen.

It's the holiest of times for hundreds of millions of Christians world-wide but Easter celebrations will be different this year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How are people keeping the faith? How can we celebrate while social distancing? Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron joined Tom and Roberta this morning on WWJ to talk about all that is happening.

WWJ's Ron Dewey talks with Penny Dagen from west Michigan about her sister, LouAnn, who died from the coronavirus.  LouAnn had asked Alexa for help.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has taken an number of steps to provide Veterans with financial, benefits and claims help amid the coronavirus pandemic.  

V-A Secretary Robert Wilkie joined Tom & Roberta to with more on what is happening with veterans...

State Representative Karen Whitsett of Detroit is recovering from COVID-19. She spoke with WWJ's Charlie Langton..

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer provided an update on the state's fight against the coronavirus.  At this point -- 617 people have died as a result of the virus and nearly 16-thousand people have tested positive.

WWJ's Ron Dewey talks with Beaumont Health Director of Infectious Disease Research Dr. Matthew Sims about the battle against the coronavirus.  Listen to what he says about hitting the peak in Metro Detroit.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan holds his daily news conference and encourages people to stay inside.  19 more citizens died from the coronavirus in the past day.

Are men the weaker sex when it comes to COVID-19? More than 60% of the fatal cases have been men, according to the latest count in Michigan. WWJ Heath Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites gets answers from Dr. Michael Lutz, president of the MIU Men’s Health Foundation.

A lot of people are battling anxiety and depression during this pandemic.

One man says it's a real fight, but a battle that can be won.

The pastor of Bell Creek Community Church in Livonia is the author behind Reformation Journals, something he started to help people cope.

WWJ's Tom Jordan speaks at length with Fred Wright.