
Health & Science
Are SEPTA riders wearing face masks? We rode bus, trolley and subway to find out
Face coverings are now required, but police will not enforce the rule.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Workers can refuse to return over safety fears
“No one should be forced to choose between their livelihood and contracting COVID-19,” said N.J. Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo.
5 years ago
Del. coronavirus recovery: Wilmington gets creative to boost restaurant economy
The City of Wilmington aims to increase restaurant business while keeping diners safe amid the coronavirus pandemic by launching curbside seating.
5 years ago
U.S. hits 2 million coronavirus cases as many states see a surge of patients
More than 112,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. — the most fatalities reported by any nation, according to a tracker from Johns Hopkins University.
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Penn Medicine accepting pregnant women in COVID-19 study of convalescent plasma
Historically, those expecting babies have been excluded from non-pregnancy related clinical trials.
5 years ago
Physicists are off the job as they ‘Strike for Black Lives’
Black astronomers, cosmologists and physicists organized the worldwide strike as a day to stop doing science and start addressing racism within academia.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf makes the case for keeping disaster declaration in place
“We’re missing the whole point of this,” said Wolf. “We’re trying to stay safe from a virus that is bent on infecting as many people as it can.”
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Del. coronavirus recovery: Day by day, fewer patients hospitalized
The number of people getting inpatient treatment in Delaware as of Tuesday night was 108, less than half the figure of May 21.
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Replacement of unsafe lead service lines delayed by pandemic’s economic fallout
Murphy administration eliminates plan to spend $80 million to start replacing the lines
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Del. coronavirus recovery: Grim milestones passed
Delaware’s infection rate is one of the highest in the nation, and the state has now surpassed 10,000 cases — more than 1 percent of the population.
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The Wolf administration on Monday ordered facilities to test all staff and residents once by mid-summer.
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Delaware’s free saliva test for coronavirus is a snap — and nothing gets shoved up your nose
The state opened sites to offer quick, easy testing, even for those without symptoms. A WHYY reporter navigated the drive-thru gauntlet.
5 years ago
Listen 3:04Pa. coronavirus recovery: Pa. DOH orders measures to protect hospital staff and patients
The order covers medical and nursing staff as well as other employees like those in housekeeping and maintenance, and applies to all hospitals licensed by the department.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy lifts stay-at-home order
He says New Jerseyans should continue wearing face coverings in public and keep at least six feet of distance from others.
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Fixing the health care system: lessons from the pandemic
The pandemic has revealed the failures and inequities in our healthcare system. Ezekiel Emanuel, author of "Which Country Has the World’s Best Healthcare?" discusses reforms.
Air Date: June 9, 2020 10:00 am
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