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New Jersey movie theaters will remain closed, federal judge says

The decision upholds Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order that kept theaters closed even as other public places were allowed to reopen.

6 years ago

Oyeronke Popoola, a 17-year-old freshman from Raleigh, carries some of her belongings as she and other students leave campus following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Health

Colleges grapple with coronavirus as students return

In the past few days alone, college students at schools in North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vermont, Kansas, Colorado and at the Air Force Academy have tested positive.

6 years ago

(Annelise Capossela for NPR)
NPR
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Staying strong during lockdown means reaching out — and working your mind, too

Keeping your brain busy but relaxed by volunteering, gardening, or learning a new language, for example, can help you cope with hard times now and in the future.

6 years ago

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference last month in Geneva. He is urging countries to join a pact aimed at ensuring access to drugs to prevent COVID-19. (Fabrice  Coffrini/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
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WHO chief urges nations to join in preventing ‘vaccine nationalism’

"Sharing finite supplies strategically and globally is actually in each country's national interest," Tedros said.

6 years ago

Pharmacist Steven Nguyen works at Davis Pharmacy on Baltimore Ave. He’s been calling the US Postal Service’s line for days trying to track down customer packages (Hannah Chinn/WHYY)
Community

‘It’s a mess when you don’t get your mail’: Waiting on, worrying about the Postal Service in Philly

A random sampling of folks in West Philadelphia revealed frustration with delivery delays and apprehension about mail-in voting in November.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: App to track COVID-19 exposure coming in September

The app uses tech developed by Apple and Google to track if users have come within six feet of someone who’s tested positive for COVID for 15 minutes.

6 years ago

Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally To Be Held Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
NPR
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How bars are fueling COVID-19 outbreaks

"If you were to create a petri dish and say, how can we spread this the most? It would be cruise ships, jails and prisons, factories, and it would be bars."

6 years ago

A game-battered Panthers helmet.
Community

PIAA official: ‘Fairly confident’ fall sports can proceed

The Wolf administration says that youth sports increase the risk of spreading the virus and should be canceled for now.

6 years ago

Residents at the Southern Pines nursing home are separated and wear face coverings during their daily bingo game in Warner Robins, Ga., on Thursday, June 25, 2020. “We’re going to have to run different for a long while,” says administrator Donna Stefano. “Otherwise it’s going to come back and next time we may not be so lucky.” (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Health

Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

Long-term care facilities account for less than 1% of the U.S. population, but more than 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths.

6 years ago

Coronavirus patient samples
Health

FDA flags accuracy problem with widely used coronavirus test

Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned.

6 years ago

In this May 14, 2020, photo, Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth performs a COVID-19 test outside the Salt Lake County health department, in Salt Lake City. People who test positive are logged into an online database and assigned as new case to contract tracers at the health department who call them to find out who they've been around and where they've been. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
NPR
Health

CDC study finds Latinos hit disproportionately hard by workplace outbreaks

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published on Monday is the latest to confirm that the coronavirus disproportionately impacts communities of color in the US.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra plans for a pandemic season

The coronavirus forces the orchestra to be nimble and think small.

6 years ago

A group of children walk with their caregivers on Vine Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

New study says Pennsylvania’s child care industry needs millions more in aid to survive

The Penn State study found federal aid has kept the sector afloat during COVID-19, but without more funding, hundreds of providers could close for good.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing
Health

Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month

The app is designed to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

6 years ago

(WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. coronavirus recovery: State decision on fall sports coming this week

Some districts have already decided not to proceed with fall high school sports. Other school districts are moving forward with fall sports through student tryouts.

6 years ago

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