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Health

See the curve: Pa. coronavirus daily death count hits new high as spread slows

As the state's daily death rate hits a high, experts are cautiously optimistic that social distancing measures are helping to contain the contagion.

6 years ago

Shoppers at the Whitman Plaza Shoprite in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Grocery workers: ‘We didn’t sign up to be heroes’

The federal government has given little guidance on how grocery stores should operate during the pandemic, leaving a patchwork of protections from businesses and states.

Air Date: April 16, 2020

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Liquor store. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community

Pennsylvania to use liquor stores for online fulfillment

Workers will be back on the job at more than 100 shuttered state-owned liquor stores to help process online orders, Pennsylvania's liquor agency said Thursday.

6 years ago

The COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware man dies in prison, was held in coronavirus cellblock

A man in a Delaware prison unit that had a coronavirus outbreak has died. Two coronavirus tests before his death were negative.

6 years ago

A sign is displayed on locked tennis courts in Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J., Thursday, March 26, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. unemployment climbs, schools will stay shut

New Jersey paid out $336 million in benefits in the last month. And some workers are now getting $600 supplemental payments.

6 years ago

(Provided to Billy Penn)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. Gov. rejects GOP efforts to adjust stay-at-home orders

Governor Tom Wolf is planning to veto two proposed bills that would allow more Pennsylvanians to return to work during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Regional rail train
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA Regional Rail conductor dies of coronavirus

Michael Hill’s death marks the first for the Regional Rail division of the authority.

6 years ago

(Robert Inglis / The Daily Item)
Health
Spotlight PA

Employees at Pa.’s ‘life-sustaining’ businesses question if their work is worth the risk

Over the course of the last month, dozens of people from all corners of Pennsylvania have contacted Spotlight PA to question a business’ decision to remain open

6 years ago

A man looks at the closed sign in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. More than 500,000 Illinois residents filed unemployment claims in just a five-week span during COVID-19 pandemic.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Money

Record 22 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus

The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week.

6 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.
Health

How do quick coronavirus tests work, and will the U.S. have enough?

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb estimated at least 750,000 rapid point-of-care tests are needed weekly to guide the country out of the pandemic.

6 years ago

(Duntrune Studios/BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Health
Eyes on the Street

How a pandemic inspired your bathroom

Before COVID-19, the 1918 pandemic changed our world and with it, home design. This is how a century-old pandemic inspired the modern bathroom.

6 years ago

A Toronto geographer is using a large ring to study and demonstrate how difficult it is to keep a social distance of six feet in the urban environment. (Daniel Rotsztain)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly should close streets to cars, open space for social distancing, advocates say

Philadelphia pedestrian advocates pressure city to close more streets to cars so residents can practice safe social distancing outdoors during COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

A SEPTA bus driver wears a protective mask as he drives through Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA is giving masks to riders after backlash to face-covering mandate

SEPTA is distributing about 20,000 surgical masks to riders on select buses and trains and at select transportation hubs.

6 years ago

Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly’s federal prison sued over lack of facemasks, testing and social distancing

The city’s Federal Detention Center has so far reported zero cases of the coronavirus.

6 years ago

(Dan Gleiter/The Patriot News)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf will veto bill to reopen more Pa. businesses, as top health official warns legislation puts ‘more lives at risk’

Republicans say they can safely reopen parts of the economy, while Democrats say the effort is premature.

6 years ago

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