Public Health

Also Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy said residents passed an “important test” by complying with social distancing rules as parks reopened.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment system for gig workers and those who are self-employed is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week.

Most are considered to have recovered, and 17 have been released.

Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, intelligence documents show.

Four days before she died of respiratory failure unrelated to COVID-19, I was forced to leave my mother’s hospital bedside, thanks to new visitor restrictions.

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

Religious leaders have become accustomed to hugging and holding hands to comfort congregants. But during social distancing, they must find other ways to console.

Masks are not a requirement to play golf in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Most players at Philly’s Juniata course opted not to wear them on Sunday.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are part of a consortium of seven Northeast states that will work together to buy billions in critical supplies to fight COVID-19.

For Muslims in the United States, there is no other time more centered around gathering in congregation than the holy month of Ramadan.

State officials have blamed software upgrades gone wrong, troublesome algorithms, and a wonky web of disjointed technologies.

Steve McFadden, a Regional Rail conductor, and Terrance Burton, a Midvale operator, bring the death toll of SEPTA employees to seven.

A Harvard estimate says the state should test about 19,000 Pennsylvanians per day — or more than twice the rate of the Wolf administration’s plan.

Pennsylvania is lagging behind other states in this regard, according to foster youth advocates.