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Health

Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf issues stay-at-home order for Philly suburbs, extends school closures

Pennsylvania reported 165 new patients diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday, the largest single-day jump since the coronavirus outbreak began.

6 years ago

A notice is displayed above the lightly traveled Garden State Parkway in Ocean View, N.J., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
New Jersey
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. promises crackdown on ‘stay-at-home’ scofflaws

Stiff penalties await individuals and businesses who violate New Jersey’s strict social distancing mandates, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said.

6 years ago

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, center, and Vice President Mike Pence listen. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public Health
Science Mag

‘I’m going to keep pushing.’ Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic

Anthony Fauci has become the scientific voice of reason about how to respond to the new coronavirus

6 years ago

The University of Delaware is donating supplies of personal protection equipment from shuttered research labs to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Health

‘Community spread’ in Del. as cases jump to 87, Gov. Carney declares public health emergency and school closure extended to May 15

The state’s latest directive expands the pool of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and mental health providers to treat patients until the emergency ends.

6 years ago

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, and President Donald Trump listen as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Public Health

Fauci says he can’t stop Trump from talking at briefings

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he can't jump in front of the microphone to stop President Donald Trump from speaking at daily White House briefings on the coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago

Boathouse Row. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

What can and can’t you do under Philly’s ‘stay at home’ order?

Grocery shopping, yes. Pickup basketball, no.

6 years ago

COVID-19 testing facility at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Public Health

Coronavirus update: ‘Stay-at-home’ orders begin in Philly Monday, Delaware on Tuesday; 1st death in Montco

Philly will issue a “stay-at-home” order for all residents starting at 8 a.m. Monday. A similar order takes effect in Delaware on Tuesday through mid-May.

6 years ago

Medical staff prepare to start working at a drive-through testing center for COVID-19 in Paramus, N.J., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Mental Health
Philadelphia

Philly area mental health professionals offer free therapy for health care workers

Mental health professionals in the Philly area are offering free online therapy for health care workers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

‘The calm before the storm’: Emergency departments brace for patient surge

Local health systems are rushing to stock supplies, clear patients out of emergency rooms to make room for patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms.

6 years ago

A laboratory technician prepares COVID-19 patient samples for semi-automatic testing at Northwell Health Labs, in Lake Success, N.Y. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
NPR
Public Health

FDA approves first rapid COVID-19 test

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test, that can deliver results in less than an hour.

6 years ago

Residents were required to register online for free COVID-19 testing at Temple University's Ambler Campus in Montgomery County, which began this weekend. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Appointment-only COVID-19 test site opens in Montco at Temple Ambler campus

540 people had registered in advance by Saturday. The site will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as testing supplies allow.

6 years ago

Jamie Huot, a Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer and nurse, walks to the swabbing tent before the city's coronavirus testing site opened next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. governor orders, ‘Stay at home;’ Pa. reports 2nd death; Del. closes beaches

Temporarily suspended license expiration dates and some fee waivers are the steps being taken to free up more than 14,000 nurse practitioners.

6 years ago

Spring break revelers party on the beach, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Public Health

Think you’re young and safe from COVID-19? Your immune system might disagree

In some cases, patients have been shown to develop an immune reaction called the cytokine storm. Youth can’t protect you from it.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Emma Ewing, a sophomore at Temple University, directs cars at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health Care
Philadelphia

City’s drive-thru coronavirus testing site opens in South Philly

The site will test those with the most common symptoms of COVID-19 — a cough and fever — and prioritize health care workers and those over 50.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Visualizing the curve: Philly leads Pa. in new COVID cases

Three data visualizations show how the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is growing in Pa. as Philly sees a surge.

6 years ago

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