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Health

Former CDC official warns of 2nd COVID-19 wave: Most Americans are still susceptible

Dr. Ali Khan says he is confident that a second wave will happen. That's because the vast majority of people in the U.S. are likely still at risk of contracting the virus.

5 years ago

Physicians and nurses in the Doylestown emergency unit Wednesday, May 6. (Courtesy of Thomas DiEnna/Doylestown Health)
Health

Fear of COVID-19 leads people to delay emergency treatment. At times, that’s been deadly

Would-be ER visitors are weighing their fear of worsening symptoms with their fear of exposure to the coronavirus. Doctors say that’s not a good thing.

5 years ago

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Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy

Wolf announces New-Deal-esqe ‘civilian corps’ to help with COVID-19 response

Gov. Tom Wolf wants to create a new, federally-funded ‘civilian corps’ to help respond to COVID-19. But many of the details are still unclear.

5 years ago

Six Flags Amusement Park in Jackson, N.J.
Down the Shore
Community

Largest Shore-area amusement park will require reservations upon reopening

Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari in Ocean County's Jackson Township remains closed. But when the park reopens, all visitors will need to make reservations.

5 years ago

Amazon fulfillment facility
Health
Spotlight PA

Wolf says Pa. employees should refuse to go to work if they don’t feel safe, but some fear putting job at risk

Workers say they should not be forced to put their job on the line to be properly protected from COVID-19, noting that refusing to go to work is often tantamount to quitting.

5 years ago

Victorian houses along the beach in Cape May.
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Cape May County submits detailed reopening plan for state consideration

Cape May County has submitted what officials say is a "safe, thoughtful and progressive" reopening plan to Gov. Phil Murphy. 

5 years ago

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence
Politics & Policy

Trump: COVID-19 task force not dismantling, just refocusing

Trump’s reversal comes as deaths and infection rates outside of New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus, are rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns.

5 years ago

Staff in protective equipment prepare to test people at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J.
Community

Coronavirus update: N.J. census response lags; experts hired to help long-term care facilities

Hiring the extra help comes a day after the state attorney general announced an investigation into nursing homes.

5 years ago

FILE - In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. U.S. businesses cut an unprecedented 20.2 million jobs in April, an epic collapse with coronavirus outbreak closing the offices, factories, schools, construction sites and stores that propel the U.S. economy. The Wednesday, May 6,  report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world’s largest economy unscathed.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Community

ADP: More than 20 million jobs vanished in April

The Wednesday report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world's largest economy unscathed.

5 years ago

A couple in protective masks walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. Gov. Wolf grants immunity to health care providers 

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed an executive order that protects health care providers from malpractice suits for good faith COVID-19 care.

5 years ago

Health
Billy Penn

Open to all ages: Where anyone with symptoms can get tested for coronavirus in Philadelphia

You can call for an appointment at 32 locations across the city.

5 years ago

Rehoboth Beach Police patrolmen stand on a wall at an empty boardwalk
Health

Coronavirus update: New cases surge in Delaware; beach towns in quandary with Ocean City, Md.’s weekend reopening

Gov. John Carney had hoped to coordinate the opening of their bordering beaches with Maryland’s governor. But Ocean City’s mayor upended that strategy.

5 years ago

Medical workers prepare for the opening of a COVID-19 test location in a parking lot near the casinos in Atlantic City, Pa., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

N.J. sees ‘catastrophic’ surge in deaths, thousands more than official COVID tally

The surge in total deaths is far larger than those attributed to the coronavirus. Experts say it could take a while to reconcile the numbers.

5 years ago

Ambulance
Health
Billy Penn

Philly EMS calls drop 10% during coronavirus lockdown

People may be trying harder than usual to avoid the hospital.

5 years ago

Prison
Health
NJ Spotlight

COVID-19 horror stories prompt ACLU-NJ to file for temporary release of medically fragile prisoners

At one federal facility, masks are in scant supply and visibly ill prisoners continue to work — while 40 inmates and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

5 years ago

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