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The residential child care’s dilemma: lose income or potentially expose families to coronavirus?
State officials ordered most child care providers to close, but those based in a provider’s residence are exempt from the regulations.
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Listen 4:13‘It lifts our spirits’: Philly area celebrates Easter with bagpipes, wearing PJs in parking lots
A church in Chestnut Hill greeted neighbors with a bagpipe band, while another in New Castle offered services in its parking lot for pajama-clad worshippers.
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Listen 1:43Coronavirus update: Pa. death toll rises as Philly celebrates Easter ‘different than any other’
Calling it “different than any other Easter Sunday,” Philadelphia’s new archbishop thanked health care and grocery store workers.
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Marked by colorful decals, the sites are intended to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading among people on the street.
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Coronavirus exacts greater toll on communities of color
Experts argue long-standing, long-known health problems like diabetes and lack of access to doctors in Black and Hispanic communities increase susceptibility to COVID-19.
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‘I don’t want to die in here’: inmates talk about conditions in Philly jails
A pair of Riverside Correctional Facility inmates said they fear for their lives as the novel coronavirus spreads in Philadelphia jails.
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Delaware Historical Society wants people to share stories for ‘COVID Chronicles’
Files can be uploaded to the society’s website in text, audio, video or other forms. Selected recollections will be shared via social media.
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Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order also requires NJ Transit and private carriers to supply their workers with gloves and face coverings.
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U.S. death toll overtakes Italy’s as the Midwest braces
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at more than 19,700.
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Pennsylvania lacks key information about the coronavirus outbreak due to the continued scarcity of testing and a systemic failure to gather patient data from tests.
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10 very Philly backgrounds to spice up your Zoom game
Take work calls and remote happy hours to the next level.
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Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
New phone software the companies plan to add would make it easier to use wireless technology to track down people for who may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.
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Nature scavenger hunt, anyone? The Franklin Institute starts with spotted lanternfly eggs
The Franklin Institute has started a nature scavenger hunt for people to engage with nature and outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus offers the chance to explore telehealth’s wider potential
Remote visits are essential to reduce the spread of the virus. After COVID-19, which populations might still benefit? Where might digital medicine fall short?
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After video of man dragged off Philly bus goes viral, SEPTA reverses mask mandate
After a video of police dragging an unmasked man off a SEPTA bus went viral, the agency reversed coronavirus safety measures.
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