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Public Health

A tent outside the the emergency room at the University of Pennsylvania allows patients to be screened for COVID-19 before they enter the building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly pleads for federal government support

For the last week, the number of new cases in Pa. each day averaged around 9%, the first time the growth rate has been in the single digits.

5 years ago

Going to the grocery store? Scientists share their advice about what to worry about and what not to. (Katrina Wittkamp/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

No, you don’t need to disinfect your groceries. But here’s how to shop safely

The vast majority of the country is under lockdown right now. But stay-at-home orders come with a few exceptions — like grocery shopping.

5 years ago

Roderick Sanders came to pick up food at a Long Branch food pantry after losing his job in a local restaurant. (Jon Hurdle/NJ Spotlight)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Pressure on Food Banks and Pantries as Demand Surges with Rising Jobless Ranks

Food distributors hit by reduced donations, higher prices and fewer volunteers

5 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Health

Fauci comments on US virus response seem to draw Trump’s ire

Trump, who has been chafing at criticism that he didn’t do enough early on to fight the virus, reposted a tweet that said “Time to #FireFauci.”

5 years ago

How do you meet your new neighbors when everyone’s in but no one is coming out? Our reporter invites her new neighbors to a virtual housewarming. (Courtesy of Buffy Gorrilla)
Community

Coronavirus spurs a digital housewarming, very casual, pants optional?

How do you meet your new neighbors when everyone’s in but no one is coming out? Our reporter invites her new neighbors to a virtual housewarming.

5 years ago

Listen 4:52
Canned goods and non-perishable items. (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Health

Tips for a healthy coronavirus-era diet, from the nutritionist who ate at McDonald’s for a month

There are workarounds to takeout and whatever is left on the supermarket shelf. If canned or frozen fruits and veggies are all that’s left, use those.

5 years ago

Wayne and Andrea Clark with their children Molly, 9, Caleb, 11, Roisin, 13, and Cianan, 6, on the steps of their home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Gimme structure: Why some Philly parents are eager for online learning to begin

Philadelphia is slowly moving school online. We spoke with families to hear about their hopes for this massive educational experiment.

5 years ago

Listen 4:31
Latonta Godboldt is the owner, operator and director of Small Wonders, a daycare in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

The residential child care’s dilemma: lose income or potentially expose families to coronavirus?

State officials ordered most child care providers to close, but those based in a provider’s residence are exempt from the regulations.

5 years ago

Listen 4:13
MegaPhilly
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

MegaPhilly 20XX: A dystopian tale from the not-too-distant future

Part 1 of a serialized novel of speculative fiction.

5 years ago

Rod Nevin, from Reading, brings Easter hymns to a Chestnut Hill neighborhood in an attempt to bring joy for those sheltered-at-home, on April 12, 2020. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

‘It lifts our spirits’: Philly area celebrates Easter with bagpipes, wearing PJs in parking lots

A church in Chestnut Hill greeted neighbors with a bagpipe band, while another in New Castle offered services in its parking lot for pajama-clad worshippers.

5 years ago

Listen 1:43
Funeral home workers put on protective gear to retrieve a body from a refrigerated truck outside a Brooklyn hospital in early April. As of Sunday, the U.S. reported the most coronavirus deaths in the world, surpassing Italy. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

U.S. has most coronavirus deaths in the world

The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus has surpassed Italy's, putting America at No. 1 worldwide for the number of people killed by the virus.

5 years ago

One of the sidewalk decals that'll be installed near handwashing stations at City Hall. (Decal: Adam Crawford Via Mural Arts; City Hall: Danya Henninger)
Health
Billy Penn

Philly installing public restrooms and sinks at City Hall and Love Park, plus hundreds more free meals

Marked by colorful decals, the sites are intended to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading among people on the street.

5 years ago

Newark City Hall. (Edwin J. Torres/NJ Governors Office)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Coronavirus exacts greater toll on communities of color

Experts argue long-standing, long-known health problems like diabetes and lack of access to doctors in Black and Hispanic communities increase susceptibility to COVID-19.

5 years ago

(The Philadelphia Tribune)
Health
The Philadelphia Tribune

‘I don’t want to die in here’: inmates talk about conditions in Philly jails

A pair of Riverside Correctional Facility inmates said they fear for their lives as the novel coronavirus spreads in Philadelphia jails.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Lauren Ingeno)
Community
Billy Penn

How a Philly toddler’s note about a cat turned strangers into neighbors

Silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic: Everyone’s in it together.

5 years ago

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