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A drug offers hope amid spikes in coronavirus infections

It's a welcome bit of hope as countries grapple with spikes in contagion as they loosen restrictions and reopen their economies.

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Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Public Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Despite improvements, Gov. Carney continues warnings

Despite improving numbers, Gov. Carney urged Delawareans not to get complacent with basic coronavirus protection measures.

5 years ago

Lynn Tanner, center, and her husband Ryan, bottom right, are served lunch at Busy Bee Cafe Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Ventura, Calif.  Much of the country remains unlikely to venture out to bars, restaurants, theaters or gyms anytime soon, despite state and local officials increasingly allowing businesses to reopen. That's according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly warns restaurants to follow outdoor dining guidelines or risk shutdown

Despite encouraging numbers, the city is warning restaurants that if they fail to follow rules for outdoor dining, they could face shutdowns.

5 years ago

Medical staff prepare to start working at a drive-through testing center for COVID-19 in Paramus, N.J., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Business
New Jersey
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Fired health commissioner files whistleblower suit

Christopher Neuwirth alleges he was canned for complaining about “a favor” from the state police superintendent on behalf of Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff.

5 years ago

Coronavirus test

Philly officials want you to get tested for COVID. Those who have tried say it’s not that easy

Coronavirus testing capacity has increased, and eligibility has expanded. But getting tested through the city can still be confusing and time-consuming.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: $260M to support intellectual disability and autism service providers in Pa.

Once sick, people with autism or intellectual disabilities are dying of the coronavirus at nearly twice the rate as other Pennsylvanians.

5 years ago

Morris Community Corrections Center
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Public Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Prisons to reopen for visitors

In-person prison visits have been banned since March 11 to keep the coronavirus from being spread behind bars. Delaware's DOC will lift that restriction on June 29.

5 years ago

hydroxychloroquine
Medicine
Public Health

U.S. revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus

U.S. regulators revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work

5 years ago

Coronavirus test sample
Health Care
National
Public Health

Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out

Months into the coronavirus pandemic there are still unanswered questions about the accuracy of tests used to screen Americans.

5 years ago

A boy adjusts his mask as he walks down the boardwalk, Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Wildwood, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Cape May County expands well-received ‘social distance ambassadors’ initiative

An initiative to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Cape May County coastal communities has been successful and will be expanded, officials said. 

5 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Aging
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

The coronavirus exploited failure of Pa. health officials to improve long-standing problems with nursing home oversight

The Wolf administration was repeatedly warned of dangerously low minimum staffing and weak and inconsistent inspections, all problems that could have made the outbreak worse.

5 years ago

A shopper in a mask walks in front of a shuttered store in downtown Allentown, Pa., on Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Eight more counties go ‘green’

As of today, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Monroe, Perry, Pike, and Schuylkill have all entered into the least restrictive phase of reopening.

5 years ago

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Economy
New Jersey
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Coronavirus recovery: Judge blocks Asbury Park over indoor dining

The city voted to allow restaurants to allow indoor dining despite it violating an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy.

5 years ago

State officials encourage businesses to earn what Gov. John Carney calls the
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus recovery: Delaware poised for Phase 2 of ‘gradually turning the lights on’

Starting Monday, churches, malls and most businesses can expand from 30 percent of capacity to 60 percent.

5 years ago

John and Catherine Stagliano, both 82., pose for a photo during a trip to Key West over the Thanksgiving holiday.  Both were treated for COVID-19 at home in Exton, Pa. (Provided by John Stagliano)
Keystone Crossroads
Aging
Health Care
Public Health

‘Nursing homes as we know them are over’: COVID-19 fuels push to home-based care

As boomers age, hospital systems, government agencies, insurers have shifted long-term care away from costly institutions. The pandemic may accelerate that.

5 years ago

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