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Temple University’s Liacouras Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Planning for the worst: Temple’s Liacouras Center to open for overflow COVID patients next week

The arena is fully stocked with 180 beds, oxygen lines, dedicated ambulances and adequate personal protective equipment.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. to release ‘low-risk’ prisoners

The move is meant to protect people whose age or health status puts them at risk of life-threatening complications while behind bars from COVID-19.

6 years ago

A clip from a viral video shared on Facebook on April 10, 2020. (Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Policing
Transportation

Police forcibly eject man without face mask from SEPTA bus

A new viral video shows what appears to a group of police officers forcibly pulling a man not wearing a face covering off of a SEPTA bus.

6 years ago

Drive through coronavirus testing center at Citizens Bank Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

City closes South Philly test site despite FEMA reversal, looks for rapid testing instead

In contrast, the federally-funded site in Montco will stay open.

6 years ago

The White House is looking into when and how it can begin to reopen the country, which is largely at a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
National
Politics

Watch live: White House Task Force briefing on coronavirus response

President Trump and the coronavirus response team scheduled a briefing for 1 p.m. ET on Friday as the White House weighs options for reopening the country in the coming weeks.

6 years ago

A shopper wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus crosses South 9th Street in the Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: 200,000+ unemployment claims as joblessness surges in Southeastern Pa.

New statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry shows hundreds of thousands of unemployment claims have been filed in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

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 state of emergency extended

Gov. Carney issued a declaration formally extending the state of emergency order he first put in place on March 12.

6 years ago

(David Maialetti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. coroners, health department at odds over how to handle suspected coronavirus cases, potentially affecting death count

A lack of tests is just one problem the state's coroners are facing as they take on the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney (City of Philadelphia)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Open letter from Mayor Kenney to Philadelphia amid coronavirus crisis

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the impact of coronavirus in a letter to all Philadelphians.

6 years ago

Empty hospital bed. (arPhoenixphoto/BigStock)
Medicine
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

A disturbing medical consensus is growing. Here’s what it could mean for Black patients with coronavirus.

The “save-the-most-lives” approach will exacerbate the already-existing health care inequalities, argues Dr. Hannah McLane, an occupational medicine physician.

6 years ago

New Jersey coronavirus response
The Pulse
Medicine

Finding Resilience During a Pandemic

What does it take to get through a global pandemic? How do you keep going, keep working, get up every day and hope for the best? Around t ...

Air Date: April 10, 2020

Listen 49:47
Jules E. Mastbaum High School
Homelessness
Housing
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly eyes Mastbaum High School for temporary Kensington homeless shelter

The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.

6 years ago

(BigStock/Fredli)
New Jersey
Public Health
Technology

Why N.J. wants coders fluent in a 60-year-old language in the middle of a pandemic

Experts say COBOL was likely not written to be able to process the more than 500,000 unemployment claims New Jersey residents have submitted online.

6 years ago

Listen 1:56
Julia Moore
Health Care
Public Health

Most Pa. hospitals expect to burn through mask supplies within a week

Over the last two days, health care workers have demanded that the federal government provide the emergency supplies they need on COVID-19 front lines.

6 years ago

People congregate at Somerset Street and Kensington Avenue on April 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Health

Kensington: Where the opioid crisis meets COVID-19

Kensington is the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Philly. Now, with the coronavirus crisis raging, residents worry that the neighborhood may be doubly vulnerable.

Air Date: April 9, 2020

Listen 11:59
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