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US intel: Coronavirus not manmade, still studying lab theory
The conclusion of intelligence agencies comes as President Trump touts the as-yet-unproven theory that a Wuhan infectious disease lab was the source of the COVID pandemic.
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Choral music about 1918 flu resonates today
The Crossing choir premiered the original work last year. “Protect yourself from infection” is now available to stream online.
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Listen 2:14Fauci warns states against ‘tempting’ a coronavirus rebound
Fauci’s warnings came after President Trump said the federal government would not extend its social distancing guidelines past Thursday.
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Coronavirus update: Murphy meets with Trump and gets 550,000 test kits
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took his pressure campaign for direct cash assistance to the White House on Thursday. And came back with a promise of 550,000 test kits.
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The state’s auditor general said he has begun an audit into the controversial process, but won’t release the names of businesses that received a coveted waiver.
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Coronavirus update: Pa. expands testing recommendations
“Previously we were recommending testing health care workers and seniors with symptoms. We have liberalized that now to anyone with symptoms,” said Health Secretary Levine.
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Coronavirus update: Face masks now mandatory at Delaware parks
Anyone who doesn’t bring a face mask to a state park or wildlife area will be asked to leave.
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30 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
Economists have forecast that the unemployment rate for April could go as high as 20%. That would be the highest rate since it reached 25% during the Great Depression.
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Pa. moderates find themselves straddling a widening rift over COVID-19 responses
After a short burst of bipartisan unity over COVID-19, Pa. moderates say their fellow politicians are dividing again.
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Map: Which Philly ZIP codes got the most city COVID-19 business relief so far
The city’s small business relief funds have touched virtually every neighborhood in the city –– but certain areas saw more benefits than others.
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Make your pandemic garden bloom: Free resources, online supply stores and more
Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency shutdown orders closed garden supply stores in Pa., but there are plenty of safe ways to buy plants and learn how to grow.
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White House’s social distancing guidelines will be ‘fading out,’ Trump says
The current coronavirus guidelines that were set to expire Thursday will not be extended as more governors begin steps to reopen their economies.
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Jewish museum in Philly sends most of its staff home without pay
The National Museum of American Jewish History entered bankruptcy court right before the pandemic hit.
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Listen 1:44Two more people in Pa. state prisons die after testing positive for COVID-19
Two more people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to three since the pandemic began.
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Residents with no COVID-19 symptoms seek tests at new Camden County site, are turned away
Camden County’s new COVID-19 testing site opened Wednesday, drawing many people without symptoms who said they also should be tested.
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