
Health
When it comes to coronavirus, air pollution may put marginalized communities in danger
Experts say the coronavirus puts the elderly and immunocompromised at risk. Environmental pollution might exacerbate those risk factors.
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Listen 1:13Slowing the Spread of COVID-19
Communities around the world are scrambling to slow the spread of COVID-19: closing businesses and schools, canceling gatherings, and lim ...
Air Date: March 20, 2020
Listen 48:44Wolf orders ‘non-life sustaining businesses’ to shut down; Philly closes playgrounds
20 of those infected in the city are health care workers. So when the first public testing site opens, priority will go to health workers with symptoms.
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The psychological toll of living in quarantine or isolation
More people are living this way because of the new coronavirus. What does that look like, and what does it do to someone's mental state?
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Listen 8:44SEPTA to reduce service; tells passengers to stay off unless ‘absolutely’ necessary
SEPTA subways, trains and buses will run less frequently in the Philadelphia region starting Sunday.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy orders moratorium on evictions and foreclosures as a result of coronavirus
Governor Murphy anticipates that the region — including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut — will take a $100 billion economic hit.
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Coronavirus update: Delaware coronavirus cases at 30, Wilmington council plans virtual meeting
With 30 cases of COVID-19, lawmakers in the state’s biggest city are trying out a virtual council meeting for the first time tonight.
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Philly region braces for domestic violence surge with families stuck inside
Nonprofits and government officials are struggling to maintain connection with victims.
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Coronavirus preparedness and the Congressional stimulus
We discuss the degree to which hospitals are ready for an increase in coronavirus patients in the coming weeks. Then, a look at the stimulus package from Congress.
Air Date: March 19, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13One recipe for a coronavirus vaccine: add rabies
A Jefferson lab has built on its rabies vaccine research to create one for COVID-19. But a final product could be a year away.
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Penn Medicine employees test positive for COVID-19
Penn Medicine announced several of its employees tested positive for the new coronavirus. They did not reveal the number of workers or the facilities in which they worked.
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Coronavirus update: Philly enters ‘rapid growth stage’ of pandemic; Pa.’s first death
Pennsylvania reported its first COVID-19-related death Wednesday, a person from Northampton County.
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‘It is a beast’: N.J. coronavirus cases jump to 427 as testing ramps up
The number of coronavirus cases in New Jersey jumped to 427 on Wednesday, including five deaths, Gov. Phil Murphy said.
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Unexpected upside to coronavirus shutdown? Cleaner air.
“It’s significant for reducing asthma exacerbation, heart disease and heart attacks,” said Marilyn Howarth of UPenn’s Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology.
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Coronavirus cases now confirmed in all three Delaware counties
Delaware has 25 cases of coronavirus: 20 cases in New Castle County, 3 in Kent County and 2 in Sussex County.
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