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An empty practice field is seen at the Miami Marlins spring training baseball facility, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Jupiter, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Public Health
Sports

MLB delays opening day to mid-May at earliest due to virus

Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday because of the new coronavirus after the federal government recommended restricting event

6 years ago

New guidance says surgical face masks should be used rather than the more protective N95 respirators in most situations. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
PA Post

Pa. hospitals are rationing protective gear as the number of coronavirus cases grows

The rationing comes as the state Department of Health maintains that it has personal protective equipment available and is working to make sure they have what they need.

6 years ago

A pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller, left, the first shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Medicine
National
Public Health

Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses

U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection.

6 years ago

Travelers wait to check in their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Los Angeles. The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the airline industry hard. President Trump banned most Europeans from entering the United States for 30 days to try to slow down the spread of the virus. The new travel ban is likely to further roil the airline industry as bookings decline and people cancel reservations out of fear they might contract the virus.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
International
Public Health
Travel

Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic

Airlines have been slashing flight schedules, especially on international routes, to cope with downward-spiraling demand from fearful leisure customers and a slowdown

6 years ago

The White House Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance Saturday telling federal workers that
NPR
Politics
Public Health

White House tells federal workers to avoid all travel that is not ‘mission critical’

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, the White House has told federal agencies and executive departments to suspend all work travel unless absolutely necessary.

6 years ago

(Max Marin/ Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

Wearing a surgical mask, Melissa Hall checks out of a Wegmans supermarket, Friday, March 13, 2020 in King of Prussia, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

The U.S. Strategic National Stockpile was started in 1999 to prepare for certain threats to national security. It includes about $8 billion worth of vaccines, medicine, protective gear, ventilators and other kinds of medical equipment. (Strategic National Stockpile/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NPR
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

When an infected person touches a surface, like a door handle, there's a risk they leave viruses stuck there that can live on for two to three days. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health

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?

6 years ago

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. (ShutterStock)
Behavioral Health
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

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

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.

6 years ago

(Billy Penn)
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

9 Philly songs to help you cope with the COVID outbreak

From handwashing to social distancing, local musicians offer wisdom for our current moment.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley answers questions at the city's daily coronavirus briefing at the Fire Administration Building on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

Water runs from a tap.  (WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Business
Public Health
Broke in Philly

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.

6 years ago

Tony Yoon fishes at Meadow Lake in FDR Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Public Health
Public Spaces

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.

6 years ago

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