Philly to admit some homeless people to quarantine hotel without COVID-19 tests

An arbitration panel in February decided that officers had to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get a religious or medical exemption.

To guard against the coronavirus’ delta variant force, the council will resume virtual hearings starting Sept. 17.

Philadelphia’s inspector general said the Health Department ignored numerous red flags that could have avoided the scandal, yet stopped short of recommending sanctions.