
Public Health
N.J. prepares to ‘beg’ for federal bailout as financial disaster looms
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has ramped up savings, but it will be too little, too late to weather the financial wreckage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
Listen 4:19SEPTA police urge nonessential riders to stay off transit as coronavirus hits force
Philadelphia’s transit cops are “on edge” about managing the safety of the system while protecting themselves from coronavirus. At least two officers have tested positive.
6 years ago
Philly eyes Mastbaum High School for temporary Kensington homeless shelter
The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.
6 years ago
Why N.J. wants coders fluent in a 60-year-old language in the middle of a pandemic
Experts say COBOL was likely not written to be able to process the more than 500,000 unemployment claims New Jersey residents have submitted online.
6 years ago
Listen 1:56Most Pa. hospitals expect to burn through mask supplies within a week
Over the last two days, health care workers have demanded that the federal government provide the emergency supplies they need on COVID-19 front lines.
6 years ago
Watch live: White House takes new precautions ahead of coronavirus briefing
Reporters and photographers in the close confines of the West Wing have been taking precautions, leaving many seats in the normally-packed briefing room empty.
6 years ago
Kensington: Where the opioid crisis meets COVID-19
Kensington is the epicenter of the opioid crisis in Philly. Now, with the coronavirus crisis raging, residents worry that the neighborhood may be doubly vulnerable.
Air Date: April 9, 2020
Listen 11:59Coronavirus update: Despite blowback, N.J. parks to stay closed
Also: N.J. creates a grace period for paying insurance premiums, and stores can deny entry to customers who don’t wear face coverings.
6 years ago
Delaware Boy Scouts offering ‘victory gardens’ to help ease burden
‘Victory gardens’ are making a comeback as part of an effort to help people impacted by coronavirus.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Cases confirmed in all 67 Pa. counties; state prisons extend visitation ban
The number of confirmed cases in Pa. has increased by 1,989 over the past 24 hours, and there were 29 new deaths in that time.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Gov. Carney rejects university report that Delaware hospitalizations have peaked
The University of Washington had predicted that Delaware hospitalizations would peak Thursday but statistics belie that projection.
6 years ago
Doylestown Hospital has a sterile solution to the N95 mask shortage
The Bucks County facility uses hydrogen peroxide vapor tech to decontaminate its supply of face masks prized for its ability to filter 95% of particles.
6 years ago
Listen 1:22‘We don’t feel safe’: Sanitation workers anxiously wait for city masks to arrive
“We don’t feel safe, we don’t feel protected and we don’t feel appreciated by the city,” said a Streets Department employee who spoke to WHYY under the condition of anonymity.
6 years ago
Grocery workers in Philadelphia are getting coronavirus. Will your store let you know?
One of the few public spaces open during business shutdowns, grocery stores are at an epicenter of disease anxiety.
6 years ago
Rebels with a cause: ‘Outlaw’ Pa. businesses make coronavirus masks without state approval
Pa. manufacturers say they want to make coronavirus PPE, but some have been stymied by the state’s waiver process during the shutdown.
6 years ago
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