Pennsylvania

The 18th Legislative District is moderate, but trending toward Democrats. So far, Republicans have held onto it, but that could change.

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.

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

Melissa Hall, who has a weakened immune system, ventured out for the first time in a week on Friday and donned a surgical mask to go grocery shopping.

Pennsylvania county jails and courts vary in their responses to the coronavirus outbreak.

Starting Friday, all public events in the Capitol are canceled until further notice, state officials said. That includes tours, school field trips, and rallies.

Schools in the state will close for two weeks, leaving parents with the daunting task of keeping up at work while scrambling to arrange care for their children.

The Biden camp has closed its Philly HQ to the public over coronavirus concerns.

The department said it will review the possibility of allowing families and prisoner advocates to resume visits after 14 days. 

Individuals, governments and private organizations in the commonwealth are increasingly taking steps to ward off coronavirus.

In Pennsylvania, there are about 18,400 adults living under guardianship. More than half are age 60 and up.

Pa. officials are citing a 1955 law authored in the heyday of syphilis to withhold details about coronavirus cases, including how many people have been tested.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both canceled rallies in Cleveland Tuesday night, hoping to avoid spreading coronavirus. Biden went to Philly instead.

The facilities are starting to limit visitors, but that’s only the beginning of a good emergency plan for nursing homes.

Patients who test positive locally are referred to as “presumptive” until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm the test results.