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With the coronavirus spreading in dozens of countries, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 viral disease a pandemic Wednesday. Here, Muslim women wear protective face masks at the Imam Ali Shrine following an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Najaf, Iraq. (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters)
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Public Health

Coronavirus: COVID-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says

Eight countries — including the U.S. — are now each reporting more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19, caused by the virus that has infected more than 120,000 people worldwide.

6 years ago

(Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Addiction
Homelessness
Billy Penn

No plan for people living on the street as coronavirus lands in Philly

Outreach workers fear a COVID-19 outbreak among the city’s homeless population.

6 years ago

CDC's laboratory test kit for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). (CDC)

Bucks County confirms first cases of coronavirus, Pa. total stands at 16

In an advisory, the county said the two people live together and had attended an out-of-state gathering recently.

6 years ago

Health Secretary Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services/Natalie Kolb)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania isn’t releasing details on coronavirus cases because of a decades-old law

Pa. officials are citing a 1955 law authored in the heyday of syphilis to withhold details about coronavirus cases, including how many people have been tested.

6 years ago

In this file photo, retired Philadelphia police Sgt. Chuck Warren struts down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia dressed as a leprechaun for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Jim Graham/AP Photo, file)
Community Events
Public Health

Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled because of coronavirus

Philadelphia's annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled, amid concerns about the novel coronavirus. The city announced its first positive case.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly conventions canceled because of coronavirus could have big economic impact

A hotel trade association in the city says nothing has hit the hospitality sector this hard, this abruptly, since the 9/11 attacks.

6 years ago

WHYY on Sixth Street in Philadelphia. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)
Public Health

3 WHYY journalists in self-quarantine for possible exposure to coronavirus

Three WHYY journalists who attended a conference are in self-quarantine after an attendee tested positive for the coronavirus. None of the WHYY employees show any symptoms.

6 years ago

(Wavebreak Media Ltd/Bigstock)
Aging
Pennsylvania

Pa. nursing homes tighten restrictions to control for potential coronavirus spread

The facilities are starting to limit visitors, but that’s only the beginning of a good emergency plan for nursing homes.

6 years ago

A group of people stand around a podium.
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Privacy vs. public health: How Pa. and N.J. weigh disclosing coronavirus patient details

Authorities try to balance patient privacy with public health and safety.

6 years ago

Hawaii state Department of Health microbiologist Mark Nagata demonstrates the process for testing a sample for coronavirus at the department's laboratory in Pearl City, Hawaii on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Audrey McAvoy/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Health

New Jersey confirms state’s first death from coronavirus

The confirmation comes as more and more Garden State residents are testing positive for the virus.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and Managing Director Brian Abernathy urge Philadelphians to avoid large public gathers at a press conference announcing the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Philly announces its first COVID-19 case, Pa. total now stands at 12

Patients who test positive locally are referred to as “presumptive” until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm the test results.

6 years ago

Philly skyline
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Updated guide to coronavirus in Philly: What you need to know about schools, transit, shopping and more

Here’s how the region is dealing with COVID-19.

6 years ago

In light of the spread of COVID-19, some U.S. health insurers have begun to allow patients to order a larger emergency supply of their routine medicines for diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions. (Jeffrey Hamilton/Getty Images)
NPR
Medicine
Public Health

How to boost your emergency supply of prescription medicines

Most insurance companies have rigid schedules for authorizing refills.

6 years ago

An infection Control Protocol poster sits on a nursing station desk at the Palm Garden of Tampa Health and Rehabilitation Center Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania says it has 10th patient test positive for coronavirus

An update on the coronavirus in the Philadelphia region.

6 years ago

Microbiologist Xiugen Zhang runs a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test at the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Rocky Hill, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Higher Education
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. now has 11 cases of coronavirus, mostly in North Jersey

The number of patients in New Jersey is growing quickly, but officials say they don’t yet see it spreading through “community transmission.”

6 years ago

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