Coronavirus Pandemic

We talk about social distancing and its impact in the spread of COVID-19, talk with Pa Health Commissioner, and we look at the government's legal powers during a pandemic.

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Many universities asked students to leave campus housing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. But what if students can’t afford it?

Three Pennsylvania teachers practice community care, gratitude and mindfulness in the wake of coronavirus-related school closures.

Small business owners adapt as Philly mayor orders bars and restaurants to close, and Gov. Wolf expands his mandate statewide.

Pennsylvania will shut down all of its roughly 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores as part of the state's expanding shutdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Not all suppliers intend to close. One shop owner said: “I’m an essential business. I’m firearms. That’s essential. It’s second amendment rights.”

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has called for a big reduction in arrests over low-level, non-violent crimes, citing concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

With the total in Philadelphia rising to nine people, city officials announced sweeping restrictions on commercial and city government activity.

The goal is stopping the spread while still giving folks their caffeine fix.

The extraordinary new restrictions will impact business operations and discourage individual travel. School closures are set to begin Wednesday.

Airlines have been slashing flight schedules, especially on international routes, to cope with downward-spiraling demand from fearful leisure customers and a slowdown

According to the city, “unexpected staff shortages” prevented some of the 50 city rec centers from opening that had been planned as daytime activity hubs.

In the space of a week, Gov. Tom Wolf has shut down schools statewide, put four counties in lockdown, and directed businesses to temporarily close their doors to customers.

Canceled events and empty rooms bring work to a hard stop at hotels and arenas. But a sudden demand for extra cleaning means long days elsewhere.