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As we enter another week of self-isolation and social distancing, here's our latest Things To Do in the Philadelphia region, online edition.

About 20 demonstrators gathered in Dover across from Legislative Hall. A few wore masks. Many did not maintain the recommended six-foot physical distance from each other.

A tornado was not responsible for the damage inflicted in an Ocean County municipality Tuesday, weather officials say.

Researchers say the U.S. needs to test at least 500,000 people a day. But labs and health systems have to share what’s required to perform the tests.

The bag ban’s July start date is “no longer realistic,” Mayor Jim Kenney said. He made the announcement on Earth Day — poor timing, he acknowledged.

The newest ALA report shows some progress in Pennsylvania, but challenges remain.

Pa. confirmed this spring’s first hatch of a spotted lanternfly nymph in West Philly on Tuesday, prompting calls for residents to take action.

A union action could significantly disrupt transit service on Thursday. SEPTA employees are demanding coronavirus victim benefits and increased safety measures.

The New Jersey governor on Wednesday clarified COVID-19 testing protocols and called on federal lawmakers to help states “in their most profound hour of need.”

Kathleen Poliski never thought she’d have a first date with someone she never met. But has social distancing changed the rules to dating?

StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips talks to Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn about COVID-19 waste and the first Earth Day in Philly.

On Wednesday night, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf laid out more details of his measured step-by-step plan to reopen the state starting May 8.

Delaware saw its biggest jump in cases of the coronavirus, just one day after the state recorded its largest increase in deaths.

Mattie Davis has 23 first graders in her North Philadelphia classroom. And she’s committed to reaching them, if necessary, one mail slot at a time.

The bill would ban doctors from using telemedicine for any drug on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy list.