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More migrant workers test positive for COVID-19, this time in Gloucester County
With thousands of more seasonal workers due to arrive in South Jersey, farmers still await Department of Health safety guidelines.
4 years ago
Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
The nation’s mental health care system is struggling to continue treating patients in spite of the coronavirus.
4 years ago
Philly will now test everyone in its jails for the coronavirus
Up to now, only people showing symptoms have been tested — with 75% returning positive results.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Masks and distancing still necessary outdoors, says Philly mayor
Kenney blamed the White House in part for spreading “ridicule and dangerous” ideas that social distancing isn’t necessary.
4 years ago
With postmortem testing, ‘last responders’ shed light on pandemic’s spread
As efforts to test for the coronavirus and trace cases continues, medical examiners and coroners play a vital — if often unsung ― role.
4 years ago
Pa. officials to residents: Don’t go to the Jersey Shore this weekend
With Memorial Day weekend approaching, Pennsylvania officials are asking residents to not visit the Jersey Shore.
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The admin. falls short of official claims, has fueled some confusion on the ground, and would allow any nursing home to opt out of the robust testing suggested by the state.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: N.J. pharmacies to offer COVID-19 tests without prescription
Health care was long assumed to be immune from economic downturns, one expert said. This pandemic is different.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Delaware pastor sues over church restrictions
Rev. Christopher Bullock is suing Gov. Carney, claiming the restrictions are “a severe racially discriminatory purpose and effect on the African-American faith community."
4 years ago
Contact tracing and the fight against COVID-19
We look at how contact tracing works and speak to Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh about the high infection rates in the Pa. county.
Air Date: May 19, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00No more watercooler talk and other ways offices will adapt to the pandemic
The human need to connect means offices will likely survive the pandemic, but in an altered state.
4 years ago
Doctors in training learn hard lessons during the pandemic
Many are pulling long hours in emergency departments and intensive care units treating patients infected with the coronavirus
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N.J. health care aide charged after allegedly refusing to self-isolate; patient, 80, dies
A New Jersey aide faces charges after five members of her patient's household got COVID-19. The aide allegedly went to work after taking a test and being told to self-isolate.
4 years ago
Coronavirus is pulling us 6 feet apart. Philly’s magnetism will bring us together again.
An urban planner reflects on how Philadelphia’s street design, transit and neighborhoods could change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
4 years ago
Arts groups are prepared for Philly budget cuts, but will fight elimination
As a new COVID-19 emergency budget threatens to eliminate the city’s Cultural Fund, organizations urge the mayor to spread out the fiscal pain.
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