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Dr. Jack Horowitz of Newark Urgent Care says patients with COVID-19 symptoms are assessed outside to protect patients and staff. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Worst day for deaths in Delaware as cases, hospitalizations keep rising

Gov. Carney stressed that he won’t take first steps to reopen the economy until new cases, hospitalizations drop for 14 straight days and rigorous testing in place.

6 years ago

An employee of the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratories' Virginia Public Health Labratory adds chemicals in the second step of testing a sample for the Coronavirus at the lab in Richmond, Va. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Health

Philly is testing about half as many people as needed to safely reopen, per one measure

That’s better than the statewide average.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker tour the field hospital in Edison, N.J. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Office of the Attorney General/Tim Larsen)
Politics & Policy

Coronavirus update: Murphy gets high marks in poll; plasma therapy at Virtua

Gov. Murphy’s approval ratings rise much higher than President Trump’s do in N.J. Virtua Hospital says plasma therapy shows promise treating COVID-19.

6 years ago

Noelia Ramírez and her daughter Carmen Arroyo, a factory worker, picked up boxes of free food during the coronavirus shutdowns that have students out of schools and workers unemployed. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Money

Unemployment soars under coronavirus

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the economy, causing the unemployment numbers to reach 18%. What will this mean in the long run for the workforce?

Air Date: April 20, 2020 10:00 am

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Rumors that the virus originated in China has placed undue stigma on Chinese Americans and other Americans of Asian descent, writes Rob Buscher.  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Reality is hitting me in the face’: Asian Americans grapple with racism due to COVID-19

Rumors that the virus originated in China has placed undue stigma on Chinese Americans and other Americans of Asian descent, writes Rob Buscher.

6 years ago

Jalisa McCall and her husband Sean are living in a hotel with money they borrowed from a mutual aid group. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

Philly families search for a safe place to stay as city quarantine hotel rooms go empty

Homeless families report being turned away at shelters while city quarantine facilities go unused.

6 years ago

Volunteer Steve Huber drops off a box of food to a senior is public housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Food pantries hit with more need, less supply during pandemic

Organizations that feed those in need have been forced to change the way they operate during the pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 3:29
Nurse practitioner Nanzhou Guo anxiously left her family to report to work at Temple’s COVID-19 unit. (Courtesy of by Nanzhou Guo)
Community

When going to war means going to work: Adjusting to life in Philly’s busiest COVID-19 unit

Nurse practitioner Nanzhou Guo anxiously left her family to report to work at Temple’s COVID-19 unit on April 1. What she found surprised her.

6 years ago

Listen 4:43
The exterior of Philadelphia School District headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly students will not be penalized for absences or missed work during virtual school

Any grades students receive can only improve their overall grades. Students will effectively not be penalized if they don’t complete assignments.

6 years ago

Close up of 'unemployment' dictionary entry (photo via bigstock)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Confusion, frustration for freelancers and gig workers seeking unemployment in Pa.

A federal program expanded unemployment benefits to workers who are usually ineligible, such as temps, freelancers and the self-employed, including gig workers.

6 years ago

Brian Turner of the Delaware National Guard places food in a trunk during Monday's giveaway. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Filling pantries, fridges of 2,500 families at Christiana Mall: ‘I just can’t believe so many people need food’

The Food Bank of Delaware, with help from the National Guard and dozens of volunteers, is holding mass giveaways in each of Delaware’s three counties this week.

6 years ago

Listen 1:10
Medical personnel put on protective cloting at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 20, 2020. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center)
Health

Coronavirus update: 8 N.J. prisoners die of COVID-19

Gov. Phil Murphy had authorized releasing some from prison, but the ACLU says so far none has been released.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Philly warns of odors wafting from shuttered refinery this week

Crews are removing mercaptan from the site, the odor used to make natural gas leaks smelly.

6 years ago

The exterior of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly jails face new federal lawsuit: Fix dangerous coronavirus conditions or release at-risk people

Ten plaintiffs are seeking a class-action case on behalf of roughly 4,000 incarcerated at county facilities

6 years ago

Yetta Timothy, a certified nursing assistant in Harrisburg, was among a small group of health care workers who showed up to counter-protest the larger April 20, 2020, rally urging the quick reopening of Pennsylvania's economy. (Joseph Jaafari/PA Post)
Health
PA Post

Health care workers show up at ‘Reopen PA’ protest to urge people to stay home

Main rally marked by Trump flags, open-carry firearms, anti-vaxxers and plenty of anger at Gov. Tom Wolf

6 years ago

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