
Health
Philly scouting potential quarantine sites for city’s homeless population
With multiple Philadelphians testing positive for COVID-19, the city’s Office of Homeless Services has drafted a plan to prevent an outbreak among people living on the street.
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Coronavirus update: Wolf orders restaurants, bars to end dine-in service in 5 counties
Restaurants and bars in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Allegheny counties must end dine-in services after midnight Sunday for 14 days.
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Why even a huge medical stockpile will be of limited use against COVID-19
The United States government maintains an enormous stockpile of emergency medical supplies, and officials have already started dipping into it to help fight coronavirus.
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The new coronavirus can live on surfaces for 2-3 days — Here’s how to clean them
How long can the new coronavirus live on a surface, like say, a door handle, after someone infected touches it with dirty fingers?
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In anxious times, stocking up on stuff is just a natural human response
Many of us are burrowing in for a few weeks of social distancing as the virus amps up anxiety levels everywhere. Shopping helps, an expert says.
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Coronavirus update: Gov. Wolf announces Bucks, Chester shutdowns; N.J. has second COVID-19 death
The weekend saw school closures and cancellations sweep across the region as the number of COVID-19 cases rose in all three states.
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9 Philly songs to help you cope with the COVID outbreak
From handwashing to social distancing, local musicians offer wisdom for our current moment.
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Positive COVID-19 cases in Philly climb to 3, with 62 more tests pending
Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said testing more people is not necessarily a sign that more people are feeling sick.
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Coronavirus prompts PECO and other utility providers to suspend shut-offs
A number of utility providers servicing Philadelphia are suspending shut-offs in the face of the growing coronavirus outbreak.
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Public health experts: Parks are a safer bet in the age of coronavirus
Big parks are great for social distancing and to reduce stress and anxiety produced by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus updates: N.J. school closures ‘inevitable’ as all Pa., Del. schools close for 2 weeks
Gov. Wolf’s decision came during a frenzied afternoon in which counties and districts across the Philadelphia region announced an intent to shutter schools.
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No rite of spring for golf: Masters postponed due to virus
So much for that annual rite of spring and the first week in April devoted to the brilliance of dogwoods and azaleas, and Tiger Woods chasing another green jacket.
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Drive-through coronavirus screening tests 536 ‘symptomatic’ people in Wilmington
Delaware’s largest health system provided free tests to people who have COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, cough or shortness of breath.
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Pennsylvania’s health department is keeping coronavirus details from local officials
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine said Wednesday counties with local departments “have complete control” about what information they release.
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Recalling the past, in hopes of triggering better life in the present
Reminiscence therapy helps jog a sense of the former self, for those who’ve lost parts of who they are today.
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