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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, listen.(Alex Brandon, AP Photo, File)
Public Health

Watch live: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing

The briefing comes after a day of staffing shakeups on the White House communications team

6 years ago

Bicyclists, joggers and walkers enjoy a beautiful day on the Schuylkill River Trail near Boathouse Row, on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
 (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Parks and the pandemic: Our changing relationship

As we flock to parks in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, are they in jeopardy of not providing the safe public space everybody needs?

Air Date: April 7, 2020

Listen 16:41
The Bloom crew at the company's Sunnyvale, California plant have refurbished more than 1,000 ventilators for that state. (Courtesy of Bloom Energy)
Delaware
Public Health

Bloom Energy refurbishing mothballed ventilators in Delaware and California

Both states have stockpiles from pandemic planning in the mid-2000s. Bloom Energy officials said it takes about two hours to perform the maintenance to make them operational.

6 years ago

Listen 1:43
Medical personnel put on protective cloting at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 24, 2020. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. closes state and county parks; Gloucester County gets testing site

Gov. Phil Murphy left it up to municipalities whether to keep their parks open.

6 years ago

A couple in protective masks walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020.
Philadelphia
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Philadelphia will write new budget due to economic impact of pandemic

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the city’s finance and budget directors will work on a new budget and five-year plan, given the economic impact of the pandemic.

6 years ago

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

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