Health
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Schools to reopen in the fall; lawmakers weigh three-month budget
New Jersey schools will offer some form of in-person instruction this fall, but many students may also learn remotely, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.
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Politics, fear keep some COVID-positive people from disclosing contacts. What’s the solution?
Some counties are leaning on trusted community messengers to improve contact tracing success.
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise, says Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, who announced a mandatory mask order.
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U.S. sets daily record for new COVID-19 cases
With numbers spiking across southern states, the U.S. set a daily record for new COVID-19 cases Thursday in a return to figures not seen since late April.
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What’s Here to Stay or Gone Forever?
COVID-19 hasn’t just changed the world — it’s transformed the way we live. On a national scale, it has upended politics and flatten ...
Air Date: June 26, 2020
Listen 49:11Can coronavirus ‘Victory Gardens’ quell post-pandemic hunger?
With rampant unemployment and several meat-packing plants linked to COVID-19 outbreaks, many people are turning to at-home horticulture for relief.
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Listen 6:23Gov. Carney delays Delaware’s next phase of reopening the state
Delaware will not move into phase three just yet — which would allow bars to reopen and visits to senior living facilities and hospitals.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly suburbs prepare to go ‘green’
Coronavirus update: Counties prep to loosen restrictions - WHYY
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Pa. revises death toll during pandemic months upward by 2,000 fatalities
The mortality rate during the pandemic’s apex rose by 30% compared to the same period in 2018 and 2019.
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The imposing shell of the shuttered safety-net facility has become a symbol of inequity in health care amid a pandemic that has hit Philly's Black population especially hard.
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U.S. health officials believe 20M Americans have had coronavirus
The estimation comes as the Trump administration works to tamp down nationwide concern about the pandemic and about a dozen states are seeing worrisome case increases.
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Parties — not protests — are causing spikes in coronavirus
As coronavirus clusters have popped up, states are using contact tracing to learn more about how they're contributing to the spread of the virus.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: State asks for more flexibility for SNAP benefits
State officials want the USDA to extend waivers that allow them to provide SNAP benefits safely during the pandemic.
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Coronavirus recovery: Delaware Park reduces horse-racing crowd capacity
Less than one week into the delayed racing season, Delaware Park officials have lowered maximum attendance to better monitor COVID-19 compliance.
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EU could bar U.S. travelers due to ongoing rise in COVID-19 cases
The U.S. has the most cases of any country in the world, and many states are reporting sharp rises in new cases as they ease shutdown orders.
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