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Public Health

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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 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.

7 years ago

Ranvir Singh, a registered nurse in the  intensive care unit at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey, tends to a patient March 19. 2020. (Jeff Rhode/Holy Name Medical Center.)
Health

Coronavirus update: COVID-19 in nearly all N.J. long-term care facilities

The state reported a total of 6,815 coronavirus cases associated with long-term care facilities.

7 years ago

Kris Jaeger with Broad Street Ministry distributes food as part of a new initiative called Step Up to the Plate, during a rainstorm outside of City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, April 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Free baby supplies, food for elderly in Philadelphia

Ten sites around Philadelphia are now providing free food, diapers and other supplies for babies.

7 years ago

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Philly judge denies all emergency motions to release prisoners during coronavirus pandemic

The Defenders Association has withdrawn all cases before Judge Anne Marie Coyle, citing her denial of every motion for emergency release.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The White House coronavirus briefing dilemma

We discuss the dilemma posed by the daily White House coronavirus briefings that often feature misleading information. Then, Trump's missed opportunities to stop coronavirus.

Air Date: April 15, 2020 10:00 am

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