Public Health
Activists call on Comcast to expand free internet as Philly virtual school continues
Advocates say Comcast isn’t doing enough to ensure students have needed internet access. But the company claims it has stepped up during the pandemic.
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‘I’d be nuts not to be anxious’: Pa. college administrators prepare for unpredictable fall semester
Coronavirus testing, online instruction and the ability to turn on a dime are central to reopening plans.
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Pa. will spend up to $5 million on a new contract to ramp up cleaning in the Capitol Complex after a state custodial worker in Harrisburg tested positive for COVID-19.
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Pennsylvania reports no virus deaths; first time since March
Pennsylvania health officials on Monday reported no new deaths attributed to COVID-19 for the first time in more than four months.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Murphy limits capacity for indoor gatherings
New rules restrict Indoor groups to 25% of a room’s capacity, or 25 people, down from 100. Excluded: weddings, funerals, memorials, religious services.
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WHO chief warns ‘there might never be’ a silver bullet for coronavirus
Despite progress made on a COVID-19 vaccine, "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," the World Health Organization's director-general warned.
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Delaware establishes new program to retrain workers laid off during the pandemic
Delaware will use $10 million in CARES Act funding to provide job training and employment resources to those laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Which Philly coronavirus test sites get results the fastest? Here’s what they said
Long delays make it harder to contain pandemic spread — so the city is buying new machines to process samples locally.
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Eagles coach Doug Pederson tests positive for COVID-19
Pederson, 52, is the second NFL head coach to test positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Birx warns U.S. coronavirus epidemic is in ‘new phase’ as cases and deaths climb
The U.S. has surpassed more than 4.6 million confirmed cases of the virus and 154,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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MIS-C: Doctors make progress on COVID-related illness affecting kids
While doctors say they have more information on how to treat MIS-C, it's still a mystery why some children get it and others don't.
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Listen 2:26Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
Doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.
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Negotiators report progress in COVID-19 aid talks
“This was the longest meeting we had and it was more productive than the other meetings,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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Public health expert calls to repair distrust in a COVID-19 vaccine
Officials say a promising coronavirus vaccine is on its way in 2021. But does that matter if only half of Americans say they're willing to get such a vaccination?
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Frustration and misunderstanding: For deaf folks, masking can cause communication barriers
Widespread mask usage curbs the transmission of coronavirus. But it can also hide faces, muffle sound, and derail communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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