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Health & Science

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Billy Penn

Philly social distancing map: 50% less movement, data company says

Smartphone GPS data gives an idea of how well people are following lockdown rules.

6 years ago

Staff in protective gear prepare to test people at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. gov slams idea of sacrificing lives for the economy

Without naming names, Gov. Phil Murphy blasted people like the lieutenant governor of Texas who have suggested the tradeoff is worth it.

6 years ago

COVID-19 testing facility at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
Billy Penn

Pa. nurses’ union report card: Not enough masks, few separate units for COVID patients

A survey found thousands of Pennsylvania health care workers worried about lack of PPEs.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly reports first COVID-19 death; DOC extends visitor suspension

Pennsylvania reported an additional 276 COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 1,127 cases.

6 years ago

Spanish Flu
Radio Times
Health

Lessons from 1918

We're joined by two historians who will discuss the 1918 flu pandemic and what we can learn from it today.

Air Date: March 25, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:15
To stop lanternflies before they're full-grown, scrape off their eggs AP IMAGES / @VCMCGUIRE
Science
Billy Penn

Best quarantine activity: Destroy spotted lanternfly eggs before the spring hatch

Now’s the time to scrape these bugs out of existence.

6 years ago

The Postal Service says gloves and surgical masks are made available to all employees who request them, but many postal workers say they don't have what they need. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Postal workers say they lack supplies, training to protect themselves from virus

The USPS says that employee safety is its highest priority. But some workers still fear becoming carriers of another kind — catching and spreading the virus themselves.

6 years ago

Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

If the person you live with has COVID-19, here’s what to do

For many people, COVID-19 has only mild symptoms. In these cases, there’s a good chance the sick person might be able to convalesce at home.

6 years ago

North Broad Street (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
PlanPhilly
Health

Social distancing outside: Where to walk without crowds

If you need to get out of the house while practicing social distancing, Philly offers options less popular than the Schuylkill and Wissahickon.

6 years ago

A person walks down Sansom Street in Center City Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus death toll rises in N.J. and Pa. as Del. confronts new cases

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the tri-state region have topped 4,500 with New Jersey reporting nearly 1,000 new cases in a single day.

6 years ago

Mariner East 2 construction site in Delaware County, Sunday March 22, 2020. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Energy Transfer seeks waiver to continue some Mariner East work

The company says the state has allowed some work to continue.

6 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Hahnemann building’s owner stymies city’s bid to lease it for COVID-19 cases

Mayor Jim Kenney accuses owner Joel Freedman of “jacking up monthly prices.” Councilmember Helen Gym calls for seizing it via eminent domain.

6 years ago

President Trump speaks with anchor Bill Hemmer during a Fox News virtual town hall from the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Watch live: White House holds coronavirus task force briefing

President Trump hopes the United States can begin to get back to normal by the middle of next month, he said on a Fox News TV special on Tuesday.

6 years ago

A medical staff member in protective gear administers a test for COVID-19 at a drive-through testing center in Paramus, N.J., Friday, March 20, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. now has second-most cases nationwide

3,675 coronavirus cases in New Jersey puts the state second only to New York. The Garden State moved to cancel all standardized tests for students.

6 years ago

A Naval Aircraft Factory float, featuring the hull of a F5L patrol seaplane, heads south on Broad Street in Philadelphia, escorted by sailors with rifles. Note the crowd of onlookers. This parade, with its associated dense gatherings of people, contributed significantly to the massive outbreak of influenza which struck Philadelphia a few days later. (NH 41730 courtesy of the Naval History & Heritage Command)
The Why
Health

Philly’s previous pandemic

Why the 1918 flu pandemic hit Philadelphia especially hard and what we can take from it today during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Air Date: March 24, 2020

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