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Spray parks, like this one in Washington, D.C., have become popular places for people to cool off in the heat of summer. But this year, fears over the coronavirus mean that some cities are re-evaluating whether to keep them open.
NPR
Community

Cities brace for ‘collision course’ of summer heat waves and COVID-19

Spray parks have become popular places for people to cool off in the summer. But fears over the coronavirus mean that some cities are re-evaluating whether to keep them open.

6 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a bottle of hydroxychloroquine while raising concerns about its use. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

NIH halts hydroxychloroquine study; says ‘unlikely’ to help COVID-19 patients

The announcement could represent the final judgment in the effort to determine whether the drug can be used to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

6 years ago

Early results of a new study from University of Oxford researchers show that dexamethasone improved survival in some patients with COVID-19.
NPR
Health

Doctor warns of risks in rush to embrace a COVID-19 treatment

In a world not pressured by COVID-19, a legit vetting process like that can take years, said Lyke. And she worries that a hasty embrace of a drug could do more harm than good.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

6 staffers setting up for Trump rally positive for COVID-19

The campaign’s communications director, Tim Murtaugh, says that “quarantine procedures” have been initiated and no staff members who tested positive will attend the event.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump turns virus conversation into ‘US vs. THEM’ debate

"They hate me. They hate you. They hate rallies and it’s all because they hate the idea of MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said in a recent fundraising email.

6 years ago

An outside dining area of a restaurant in Tucson, Arizona, on Monday, May 11, 2020. There has been an increase in cases in people in their 20s and 30s in pockets around the country. Some experts say it's because of lack of social distancing and mask wearing. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Younger adults are increasingly testing positive for coronavirus

Some public health experts say the increase is because younger adults may perceive that they are less at risk and are more likely to venture back into society as it reopens.

6 years ago

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference in March. (Chen Junxia/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Coronavirus spread hits 1-day high, World Health Organization says

The coronavirus pandemic reached a new one-day high Thursday with 150,000 new confirmed cases, according to the WHO, almost half of which were in the Americas.

6 years ago

AMC
Community

AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash

The chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.

6 years ago

A youth baseball team practices this week in Pike Creek. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Game on for sports tournaments

Delaware's Phase 2 reopening started Monday, with most businesses now allowed to operate at 60% capacity.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo, a lone shopping cart sits in an empty parking lot near a shopping mall closed due to coronavirus concerns in Pottsville, Pa. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Unemployment rate dips; Gov. Wolf says Philly-area can go ‘green’ on June 26

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dipped to 13.1% in May, but remains more than double the rate recorded in March, according to state data released Friday. 

6 years ago

Sometimes it feels like we’re being inundated with conflicting messages about the coronavirus. How do we sort what’s true from what isn’t? (Wladimir.B/Big Stock)
The Pulse
Health

Social Media’s ‘Infodemic’

Thanks to COVID-19, social media has never been more important — or more dangerous. Information — good or bad — spreads at lightnin ...

Air Date: June 19, 2020

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Protesters hold signs during a May 15, 2020, rally outside the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. About 1,000 people showed up to protest Gov. Wolf's coronavirus shutdown order. (Katie Landis/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Not every Democrat in Pa. legislature is happy with Gov. Wolf’s handling of coronavirus emergency

"I don't have confidence in his numbers and some of his people."

6 years ago

Delaware State University
Community

Del. coronavirus recovery: University raises $1 million emergency fund

The emergency fund designed to help Delaware State University students hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown has reached its $1 million goal.

6 years ago

(Counterclockwise from top left) Falneshia Adams in her mother's arms; Falneshia at age 5; Falneshia (left) with her niece, Heather Robinson; Falneshia cradles her infant daughter, E'neshia Hill; Falneshia and E'neshia, now age 10; and Falneshia (left) attends the graduation of her niece, Ashley Wyatt, with sisters Shani Adams Nicolas and Sonya Robinson. (Courtesy of Shani Adams Nicolas)
Community

Falneshia Adams, 49, remembered for her spot-on impressions and Janet Jackson moves

The Prospect Park resident who died from COVID-19 complications is remembered by her sisters for her spot-on impressions and “passion for people.”

6 years ago

Listen 2:50
The scene at Mastery Shoemaker's graduation on June 11. (Photo by Bill Hangley)
Education
The Notebook

In confronting pandemic, a new challenge for Philadelphia charter schools

The independent sector responsible for 70,000 students in the city has some state guidance, but little oversight. Each school develops its own safety plan.

6 years ago

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