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Coronavirus update: Rental restrictions in Del. ‘severely undercut’ tourism, hoteliers say

Hotel operators are urging Delaware Gov. John Carney to allow them to reopen for business.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

PPE vending machines are coming to Philly, thanks to mask-dispensing startups

They’re already a thing in Las Vegas and New York City.

6 years ago

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‘We don’t even know where they got this information’: Pa. nursing home data release is riddled with errors

Inconsistent recordkeeping and mismatched data sources created an inaccurate picture that many say misrepresents the situation on the ground.

6 years ago

Anthony Reyes, a police officer with the City of Miami, shows the results of his coronavirus antibody test at the Hard Rock Stadium testing site in Miami Gardens, Fla., in early May. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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A double-barreled approach to antibody testing could improve accuracy

Antibody tests can identify people who have been previously exposed to the coronavirus. But false-positive results are a concern.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

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Coronavirus update: GOP lawmakers demand earlier, wider Del. reopening, call Carney moves ‘unconstitutional’

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.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in US, Canada

The product faces nearly 20,000 lawsuits claiming it caused ovarian cancer or mesothelioma.

6 years ago

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Billy Penn

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.”

6 years ago

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Philadelphia Business Journal

Jefferson finds a commercial partner for its potential COVID-19 vaccine

The novel COVID-19 vaccine was developed in the lab of Jefferson professor Matthias Schnell, an infectious disease expert.

6 years ago

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Renewed calls for N.J. limit on toxic chemical as EPA reportedly rejects national regulation

Feds reversed an earlier plan to set a national standard for the toxic chemical, citing tough measures in two states.

6 years ago

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Pa. caves to pressure, reveals data showing COVID-19 battered smaller nursing homes

Among facilities in the 5-county region with 5 or more deaths, the average infection rate was 44%; nearly half of residents tested positive, new data show.

6 years ago

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