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Workers in Pa. with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work
With no guarantee they can collect unemployment if they refuse to go to work, immunocompromised workers fear a near-impossible choice: Risk losing their jobs, or their life.
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El Bar, Monkey Bar, Lost Bar: Classic Philly dives join the virtual city flourishing online
Constructing familiar places in Minecraft or Sims is bringing comfort during quarantine.
4 years ago
GOP in power grab to rein in Dem governors on virus response
Republican-controlled legislatures are increasingly trying to strip Democratic governors of their executive authority to close businesses and schools.
4 years ago
3 members of White House virus task force in quarantine
The White House's concern about infection is another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the coronavirus.
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Public health experts say many states are opening too soon to do so safely
By Monday, at least 31 states will have partially reopened after seven weeks of restrictions.
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A distinct possibility: ‘Temporary’ layoffs may be permanent
If most layoffs become permanent, the severe recession the economy has slid into would likely last longer and the recovery would be slower.
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Reopening too soon could exacerbate the already devastating death toll in long-term care facilities, they say.
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Who’s getting supplies of the COVID drug remdesivir? Pa. pharmacists, hospitals want to know
Gilead has donated its existing supply, to be distributed by AmerisourceBergen. That company says the government decides which places can get the drug.
4 years ago
Listen 1:46How designers are remaking spaces for our new socially distanced lives
Modular systems, flexible spaces and ‘human ingenuity’ on the rise as architects solve new social distancing puzzles.
4 years ago
How to survive a summer without city pools? Open streets for play, says Philly Parks Commissioner
With city pools closed, Philly’s parks commissioner wants to expand Playstreets, a summer program that closes neighborhood streets to traffic.
4 years ago
Listen 1:51Crayons, flowers, taxidermy: Wolf releases list of ‘life-sustaining’ business waivers
Gov. Wolf’s administration faced criticism that its business waiver process during the shutdown seemed arbitrary and its decision making was opaque.
4 years ago
Lawmakers want to get Americans more relief money. Here’s what they propose
A trio of Democrats wants to give $2,000 per month to individuals through the end of the health emergency. One Republican proposes covering payroll for companies who rehire.
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Super-sanitized Delaware hair salon serves grateful customers
Gov. John Carney has taken “interim steps’ to allow limited reopening of non-essential businesses, but the takers were few Friday morning.
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Pennsylvania sees 20 percent surge in mortality rate during COVID crisis
Preliminary vital statistics show the state recorded 49,384 total deaths from any cause through the end of April. In April 2019, there were 46,521 deaths.
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Protesters pressing for reopening encircle Philly City Hall
Calling for Philadelphia businesses to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic, the protesters circling in their cars were met by counter-protesters.
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