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Philly disputes claims by COVID prevention hotel transplants that new housing lacks heat, hot water
Still waiting for permanent homes, several people moved from Center City are unhappy with their new surroundings.
4 years ago
With relief hard to access, GoFundMe was a small biz lifeline. That probably won’t continue.
2020 was a pinnacle year for crowdfunding.
4 years ago
Delawareans reveal plans to ring in 2021, and not everyone’s staying home
The governor is urging residents to limit gatherings to their immediate households. Some are heeding his call; others say they can keep safe while socializing.
4 years ago
Listen 1:542020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting
Safety is the primary reason why the status of the fist bump elevated big-time this year. The handshake was simply a causality of the coronavirus.
4 years ago
California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the infection found in Southern California during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: State restrictions on restaurants, gyms to lift Monday
Gov. Tom Wolf said the tighter rules imposed Dec. 12 had done their job to lower the positivity rate and slow spread of the virus during the holidays.
4 years ago
More than half of vaccine doses delivered to states in Philadelphia region have not been used
Officials blame hospital logistics for the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine process in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
4 years ago
New stimulus gives Philly’s struggling music scene its own shot in the arm
The stimulus earmarks $15 billion for independent venues. It’s a lifeline for roughly 225 businesses in Pa. — many of which have been in a coma since spring.
4 years ago
Chester County begins vaccinating its frontline health workers — and Delco’s
Chester County, which handles the coronavirus response for both counties, says it’s ordering as many doses of the coronavirus vaccine as the state allows.
4 years ago
1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history, state health officials said.
4 years ago
Record COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations subside in Delaware, but Carney fears another holiday surge
On Dec. 11, the weekly average for new daily cases was 813. It has since dropped to 653, but officials suspect holiday get-togethers will mean another spike.
4 years ago
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
“We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation. Maybe the toughest during this entire pandemic.”
4 years ago
Philly officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ over falling COVID case counts, fatalities
Coronavirus case counts and fatalities have fallen in recent weeks, though Philadelphia officials encouraged residents to double down on physical distancing measures.
4 years ago
Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by UPenn, yet she persisted
Dismissed by many, Dr. Katalin Karikó remained passionate about mRNA therapeutics.
4 years ago
Philly literacy program wants students reading at grade level by age 8. But it needs volunteers
Philly Reading Coaches is not letting the pandemic distract them from its academic mission. But it needs about 100 volunteers by January.
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