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Public Health

President Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House on Monday. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Health

Watch live: Trump, White House coronavirus task force hold news briefing

The White House coronavirus task force is expected to make an announcement Wednesday about changing guidelines for self-isolation

6 years ago

A Delaware National Guard Private Kyeremen sets up a station for packaged food pick-up on Wednesday, April 08, 2020, at Frederick Lodge Manufactured Home Community in Townsend, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Del. National Guard delivers meals to students in rural district

The Guard’s humanitarian mission is for the Appoquinimink School District in southern New Castle County, but officials said the military can help other districts that ask.

6 years ago

Listen 1:36
Center City Philadelphia
Health

African Americans lead coronavirus deaths in Philadelphia

New data released by the city shows Black Philadelphians made up 39% of 78 deaths resulting from COVID-19. White Philadelphians comprised another 29%.

6 years ago

WHYY reporter Sabrina Emms, wearing a mask made from a T-shirt according to a design found in the New York Times. (Courtesy of Sabrina Emms)
Health

It’s not all about the face mask. How you wear it matters, too

Don’t go out without a mask, we’re urged. Our reporter tried making a few designs, and learned that how you treat your mask is important as well.

6 years ago

PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw holds up one of the temporary masks being used by dispatch workers. (Zoom Screenshot)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly police radio dispatchers fear coronavirus outbreak as they field 911 calls with ‘makeshift masks’

PPD Commissioner Outlaw acknowledged conditions are “not ideal.”

6 years ago

A sign reading “Sorry We’re Closed” is placed at the Pennsylvania welcome sign on the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Delaware Water Gap, Pa. on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly depositions go virtual as Pa. cases rise over 16K

Pennsylvania reported 1,680 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional 70 deaths Wednesday.

6 years ago

April 4, 2020, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, USA: Customer is ready for shopping wearing a top of the line protective mask at Home Depot during this covid-19 pandemic in Watchung, New Jersey. Duncan Williams/CSM.(Credit Image: © Duncan Williams/CSM via ZUMA Wire) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. requires face coverings at all retail stores

Gov. Phil Murphy also emphasized that families should not gather for the upcoming Passover, Easter and Ramadan holidays.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department’s headquarters building at 7th and Race Streets. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Less than 1% of Philly cops have tested positive for coronavirus

The city is not releasing how many have tested positive, but Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw is not among them.

6 years ago

Main Street on the campus of the University of Delaware is completely deserted Monday. March 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Second incarcerated person tests positive in Delaware

A second incarcerated person at Delaware’s largest prison has tested positive for coronavirus, the state Department of Correction announced Wednesday afternoon.

6 years ago

Because of the coronavirus, mail volume is down, and the U.S. Postal Service says it may run out of money by this summer. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Community

You’ve got less mail: The Postal Service is suffering amid the coronavirus

If you've checked your mail lately, you may have noticed there's just not much of it. The U.S. Postal Service could be another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Sandy Hook (National Park Service)
Down the Shore
Community

Sandy Hook is now closed to all visitors

The federal government has ordered the immediate closure of Sandy Hook a day after New Jersey closed all county and state parks. 

6 years ago

Preparing for COVID-19 intensive care patients (Photo by: Britta Pedersen/AP Images)
Radio Times
Health

Medical ethics in a pandemic

Today on the show, we're going to talk about the ethical questions that are arising for health systems and health providers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Air Date: April 8, 2020 10:00 am

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A worker directs travelers wearing face masks and suits to protect against the spread of coronavirus at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Within hours of China lifting an 11-week lockdown on the central city of Wuhan early Wednesday, tens of thousands people had left the city by train and plane alone, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Health

Wuhan ends lockdown as health workers buckle under strain

After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday, and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave.

6 years ago

Patients from St. Joseph’s Senior Home in Woodbridge were evacuated March 25 after multiple residents contracted COVID-19 and some died. (NJTV News)
Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. plans for regional nursing homes to accept sick residents, staff

With COVID-19 patients at half of the state’s eldercare facilities, and shortages of staff, PPE endemic, regional cohorts could help slow spread of infection.

6 years ago

House of Representatives security officer Seamus Smith walks the hall after the morning session on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)
Politics & Policy

After early show of bipartisanship, Pa. lawmakers splinter over next COVID-19 steps

Pennsylvania’s divided Legislature is struggling to agree on how to help the commonwealth recover from coronavirus — and who should get the most aid.

6 years ago

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