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The White House Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance Saturday telling federal workers that
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White House tells federal workers to avoid all travel that is not ‘mission critical’

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, the White House has told federal agencies and executive departments to suspend all work travel unless absolutely necessary.

5 years ago

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Philly scouting potential quarantine sites for city’s homeless population

With multiple Philadelphians testing positive for COVID-19, the city’s Office of Homeless Services has drafted a plan to prevent an outbreak among people living on the street.

5 years ago

Wearing a surgical mask, Melissa Hall checks out of a Wegmans supermarket, Friday, March 13, 2020 in King of Prussia, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf orders restaurants, bars to end dine-in service in 5 counties

Restaurants and bars in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Allegheny counties must end dine-in services after midnight Sunday for 14 days.

5 years ago

The U.S. Strategic National Stockpile was started in 1999 to prepare for certain threats to national security. It includes about $8 billion worth of vaccines, medicine, protective gear, ventilators and other kinds of medical equipment. (Strategic National Stockpile/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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Health

Why even a huge medical stockpile will be of limited use against COVID-19

The United States government maintains an enormous stockpile of emergency medical supplies, and officials have already started dipping into it to help fight coronavirus.

5 years ago

When an infected person touches a surface, like a door handle, there's a risk they leave viruses stuck there that can live on for two to three days. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The new coronavirus can live on surfaces for 2-3 days — Here’s how to clean them

How long can the new coronavirus live on a surface, like say, a door handle, after someone infected touches it with dirty fingers?

5 years ago

Many of us are burrowing in for a few weeks of social distancing as the virus amps up anxiety levels everywhere. Shopping helps, an expert says. (ShutterStock)
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In anxious times, stocking up on stuff is just a natural human response

Many of us are burrowing in for a few weeks of social distancing as the virus amps up anxiety levels everywhere. Shopping helps, an expert says.

5 years ago

A nurse with ChristianaCare gives a free test for the coronavirus to a driver in Delaware. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Gov. Wolf announces Bucks, Chester shutdowns; N.J. has second COVID-19 death

The weekend saw school closures and cancellations sweep across the region as the number of COVID-19 cases rose in all three states.

5 years ago

(Billy Penn)
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Billy Penn

9 Philly songs to help you cope with the COVID outbreak

From handwashing to social distancing, local musicians offer wisdom for our current moment.

5 years ago

Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
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N.J. awards $2.5M in grants to combat harmful algal blooms

The grants will fund filtration systems, products to neutralize bloom-causing nutrients, high-tech oxygen bubblers and floating wetland islands.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley answers questions at the city's daily coronavirus briefing at the Fire Administration Building on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Positive COVID-19 cases in Philly climb to 3, with 62 more tests pending

Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said testing more people is not necessarily a sign that more people are feeling sick.

5 years ago

Water runs from a tap.  (WHYY)
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Broke in Philly

Coronavirus prompts PECO and other utility providers to suspend shut-offs

A number of utility providers servicing Philadelphia are suspending shut-offs in the face of the growing coronavirus outbreak.

5 years ago

Tony Yoon fishes at Meadow Lake in FDR Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Public health experts: Parks are a safer bet in the age of coronavirus

Big parks are great for social distancing and to reduce stress and anxiety produced by the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

The transportation sector is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for roughly 40% of carbon pollution in New Jersey. (eutrophication&hypoxia CC BY2.0)
Science

Coalition calls for carbon cap-and-trade program across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic

IKEA, Hackensack Meridian Health among signatories to proposal for ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize and decarbonize our region’s transportation system’

5 years ago

Nurses stand at a COVID testing area
Health

Coronavirus updates: N.J. school closures ‘inevitable’ as all Pa., Del. schools close for 2 weeks

Gov. Wolf’s decision came during a frenzied afternoon in which counties and districts across the Philadelphia region announced an intent to shutter schools.

5 years ago

Anna Lee Lavarnway looks at the leaderboard during the first round at the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Augusta, Ga. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Health

No rite of spring for golf: Masters postponed due to virus

So much for that annual rite of spring and the first week in April devoted to the brilliance of dogwoods and azaleas, and Tiger Woods chasing another green jacket.

5 years ago

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