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A man walks on Market Street in Wilmington, Del., wearing a protective mask and gloves.
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Cases jump to 928 in Del.; first prisoner tests positive

Officials at Delaware’s largest state prison have implemented strict safeguards in several housing units, including conducting twice-daily temperature checks.

6 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver wears a protective mask as he drives through Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation

SEPTA confirms 3 coronavirus deaths

The coronavirus pandemic has taken the lives of three Philadelphia transit workers. As of April 6, 48 SEPTA employees have tested positive for the virus.

6 years ago

Hungry residents wait in line to pick up free food from the city Monday at Aspira Charter Stetson in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health Care
Income Inequality
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Poverty and the pandemic

We look at how the coronavirus disproportionately affects people living in poverty and talk about gun violence in Philadelphia during the outbreak.

Air Date: April 7, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Hello, tiger. Please stay healthy. (Facebook/Philly Zoo)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly Zoo ramps up health protections after tiger diagnosed with COVID-19 in NYC

No animals in Philadelphia have been tested for the coronavirus yet.

6 years ago

A couple out for walk wear protective masks on a warm afternoon in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly volunteers sewing free face masks keep up with demand while dodging ‘Facebook jail’

Philly volunteers sewing free face masks for health care workers and seniors worry say Facebook has mistaken them for potential price gougers.

6 years ago

Philadelphia and its surrounding counties have been hard-hit by COVID-19. Now, they want to share resources with areas that didn’t get the brunt of the pandemic. (Michael Bryant/Spotlight PA)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Philly and suburban counties urge Wolf to redistribute COVID-19 burden

Philadelphia and its surrounding counties have been hard-hit by COVID-19. Now, they want to share resources with areas that didn’t get the brunt of the pandemic.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Task Force 1 member Greg Rogalski walks amongst the beds of a Federal Medical Station for hospital surge capacity set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Monday, March 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Pennsylvania nearing peak of COVID-19 pandemic, projections show

The Keystone State gets a positive prognosis, while New Jersey’s death toll worsens, in the latest projections.

6 years ago

A pedestrian uses her scooter on Market Street in Wilmington, Del., as she approaches a group of construction workers on Thursday, March 26, 2020.  (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Del. police turn out-of-staters away at border as cases shoot up 50% over weekend

Police are telling drivers with out-of-state tags to self-quarantine for 14 days or leave Delaware. Amid a surge in cases, death toll remains at 14.

6 years ago

Employees at MOM’s Organic Market in Center City Philadelphia say their concerns about sanitation have been ignored.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health

Don’t call them ‘heroes’: Philly grocery store workers allege unsafe conditions

Employees at MOM’s Organic Market in Center City Philadelphia say their concerns about sanitation have been ignored.

6 years ago

Camden County Police Officer Rodriguez wears a protective mask as she directs people to a COVID-19 testing facility in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 1, 2020. .(Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J.’s ‘knucklehead’ crackdown continues

Authorities have had to break up parties and force others to leave basketball courts.

6 years ago

Signs in the briefing room of the White House indicate social distancing measures being taken to separate reporters working at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Public Health

Watch live: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing

President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force will hold a news briefing.

6 years ago

Drive-through test sites like this one in Delaware are popping up around the Philly region. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Citizens Bank Park site closing: How to get tested for coronavirus in Philly

In most cases, you need a medical provider’s referral to get a test.

6 years ago

A bottle of hydroxychloroquine.(Courtesy of Susan Hauk)
The Why
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Jumping the gun on hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine is in high demand because of its yet-unproven potential to fight COVID-19. But that means the people who really need it are having trouble getting it.

Air Date: April 6, 2020

Listen 15:48
Philadelphia streets have slowed down in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Public Health

Coronavirus update: First Philadelphia city employee dies from coronavirus

A lieutenant with the Philadelphia Police Department died over the weekend from the coronavirus. According to the city, he is the first city employee to die from COVID-19.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Tom Farley (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Meet the key officials leading Philly’s pandemic response

Who’s running the show on health, schools, operations and transit.

6 years ago

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