
Health
Second man with COVID-19 dies at Sussex prison that had major outbreak
More than 1 in 3 of the prisoners were infected but more than 90% have recovered. Two are currently hospitalized.
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Gov. Carney wants Delaware public schools to open with mix of in-class and remote learning
The state is experiencing a moderate spread of the coronavirus, and the governor says daily cases and test positivity rates must fall to open schools fully.
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‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million coronavirus cases
The U.S. is approaching 5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, far outpacing other countries as Americans resist taking steps to avoid getting infected.
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2020 flu shot strategy: Get yours early in the season
Flu shots will be in stock at doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets by early September.
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Pa. cancels on volunteer coronavirus contact tracers, moves to hire 1,000 paid staff
After decreasing its number of daily coronavirus cases through widespread business closures and stay-at-home orders, Pennsylvania is seeing a resurgence of COVID-19.
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Pa. will spend up to $5 million on a new contract to ramp up cleaning in the Capitol Complex after a state custodial worker in Harrisburg tested positive for COVID-19.
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Pennsylvania reports no virus deaths; first time since March
Pennsylvania health officials on Monday reported no new deaths attributed to COVID-19 for the first time in more than four months.
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WHO chief warns ‘there might never be’ a silver bullet for coronavirus
Despite progress made on a COVID-19 vaccine, "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," the World Health Organization's director-general warned.
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Delaware establishes new program to retrain workers laid off during the pandemic
Delaware will use $10 million in CARES Act funding to provide job training and employment resources to those laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Which Philly coronavirus test sites get results the fastest? Here’s what they said
Long delays make it harder to contain pandemic spread — so the city is buying new machines to process samples locally.
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Eagles coach Doug Pederson tests positive for COVID-19
Pederson, 52, is the second NFL head coach to test positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Birx warns U.S. coronavirus epidemic is in ‘new phase’ as cases and deaths climb
The U.S. has surpassed more than 4.6 million confirmed cases of the virus and 154,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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MIS-C: Doctors make progress on COVID-related illness affecting kids
While doctors say they have more information on how to treat MIS-C, it's still a mystery why some children get it and others don't.
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Listen 2:26Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
Doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.
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Public health expert calls to repair distrust in a COVID-19 vaccine
Officials say a promising coronavirus vaccine is on its way in 2021. But does that matter if only half of Americans say they're willing to get such a vaccination?
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