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Don’t treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, American College of Physicians says
The American College of Physicians says there are risks to using the anti-malarial drug on patients, and no benefit. Monitored clinical trials are advised.
4 years ago
Listen 1:44All 50 U.S. states have now started to reopen, easing COVID-19 shutdown
All 50 states have at least partially eased tight restrictions on businesses, with a mix of policies letting restaurants or stores welcome customers.
4 years ago
Trump repeats unfounded claims about mail-in voting, threatens funding to 2 states
In a tweet Wednesday, Trump falsely claimed the state was sending ballots, not ballot applications, and said that because of that, its federal funding was at risk.
4 years ago
N.J. partners with Walmart and Quest Diagnostics for drive-thru COVID-19 testing
Gov. Phil Murphy announced a partnership with Quest Diagnostics and Walmart to provide seven self-administered testing sites across the state.
4 years ago
Fewer people being released from Philly jails as pool of eligible cases shrinks
Efforts to cut Philadelphia’s jail population to limit the spread of COVID-19 have slowed down while pressure mounts to keep the wheels of justice turning.
4 years ago
WHO: Trump cut to US funds would hit world’s most vulnerable
The comments came on a day when a total of 106,000 COVID-19 cases were reported to the WHO over the last 24 hours, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.
4 years ago
‘Desperate’ Pa. child care industry to receive $51 million lifeline
The disbursement will be distributed to the state’s roughly 7,000 licensed child care providers in mid-to-late June.
4 years ago
Playbook for reopening schools: CHOP calls for face shields, staggered schedules, temp checks
Some may question the value of closing schools, but there’s plenty to be cautious about. According to one expert: “Lack of evidence doesn’t mean that there isn’t a risk.”
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Pa. gets federal funds to fight food waste and insecurity
More than $50 million in federal funding is coming to Pennsylvania to fight food insecurity during the pandemic.
4 years ago
Leading Philly’s coronavirus response: Meet 15 key people in the city health department
The team has been working nearly 24/7 since the pandemic landed.
4 years ago
The Republicans who signed the letter to Gov. John Carney want him to start the first phase of reopening this weekend, not his June 1 target date.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. launches ‘Mask Up!’ campaign
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced a new initiative to encourage wearing masks in public areas.
4 years ago
16 weeks of crisis: Inside the Philadelphia health department’s war on the coronavirus
“You can study a pandemic till you’re blue in the face, but you never know what it’s going to be like until it happens.”
4 years ago
Urban League of Philadelphia offers funds to families at risk of foreclosure or eviction
Up to 100 families who are at risk of losing their homes because of financial hardship caused by the pandemic are targeted to receive emergency, no-strings-attached assistance
4 years ago
New Jersey, other states, work to fight virus misinformation
The lack of consistent, accurate information from the White House has put further pressure on state leaders to confront what misinformation experts have termed “an infodemic."
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