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Health

Coronavirus rapid test
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Rapid testing is coming to Philly and could trim wait from days to minutes

Officials say more tests and speedy results are key to reopening the economy.

6 years ago

Scott Hoffman sits on his porch in Sunbury, Northumberland County, on April 29, 2020. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

A Pa. company switched from sewing football jerseys to face masks. Workers walked off, saying the plan was unsafe

“It wasn’t about getting masks out to the public. It was about saving his company and making as much money as possible."

6 years ago

New Jersey coronavirus response
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. opens registration for up to 5,000 contact tracers

The state also committed to testing all residents and staff at some 670 nursing homes over the next two weeks.

6 years ago

A nurse with ChristianaCare gives a free test for the coronavirus to a driver in Delaware. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware embarks on expansive contact tracing program

Gov. John Carney says contract tracing in conjunction with expanded testing initiative will pave the way to reopening the state’s economy.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci
National
Public Health

Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon

Fauci’s testimony comes as President Trump is praising states that are reopening after the prolonged lock-down aimed at controlling the virus' spread.

6 years ago

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). (CDC via AP, File)
Public Health

New coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screening

A new type of coronavirus test offers a cheaper, quicker way to screen for infections

6 years ago

A patient room at CHOP
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health
Philadelphia Business Journal

CHOP offers families urgent care video visits during COVID-19 pandemic

The video visits are geared for non-emergency and non-life-threatening conditions such as rashes, fever, seasonal allergies and sore throats.

6 years ago

The marquee of the Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg, P.a, on Friday, May 8, 2020, tells moviegoers it hopes to reopen soon. Some of the retail shops in the town’s Market Street shopping strip reopened after about two months on Friday, with a  trickle of customers, as Union County was considered to be safe enough to begin to loosen social distancing restrictions. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf threatens to withhold funds from counties that go rogue

At least six Pa. counties have said they would no longer enforce the governor’s business shutdown orders, meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

6 years ago

Thomas Harden rings a cowbell as he stands up through the vehicles sun roof waving a supporters during a neighborhood parade honoring 2020 student graduates from both J.J. Pearce and Richardson High Schools in Richardson, Texas, Saturday, May 9, 2020.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Cases spike among farmworkers, N.J. curbs ‘wave parades’

The number of N.J. COVID-19 patients on ventilators dipped below 1,000 for the first time in at least a month.

6 years ago

National Guard soldiers and airmen assist with a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site.
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware’s positive tests, hospitalizations and other stats trending down

One key benchmark — the percentage of tests that come back positive — dropped below 10% Sunday. That figure was 42% on April 24, public health officials said.

6 years ago

Coronavirus
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

More than half of a South Jersey farm’s workers diagnosed with COVID-19, DOH reports

An immigrant advocacy group is calling for fast action to "ensure that a massive testing program can be put into place quickly."

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
National
Politics
Public Health

Trump says more testing makes US ‘look bad,’ but its availability remains a concern

In recent days, a top Senate Republican has said that the coronavirus testing the United States has done so far is "not nearly enough."

6 years ago

A couple dressed in protective gear walks through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
NPR
National
Public Health
Travel

The people flying during the pandemic and how airlines are trying to protect them

The few planes that are flying are almost empty. To try to ensure the safety of the passengers they do have, airlines are making changes.

6 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer
Military
National
Public Health

Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets

The Senate's top Democrat said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov Tom Wolf
Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Four Pa. counties push against stay-at-home order; One more week to register to vote

Lancaster, Schuylkill, Lebanon and Dauphin counties have all announced plans to move from the more restrictive “red” phase to “yellow.”

6 years ago

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