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Public Health

People on Market Street in Wilmington, Del. wearing protective masks on Friday, March 27, 2020. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

No self-serve gas in N.J., Murphy says, as Camden opens coronavirus testing site

Meanwhile, criticism is mounting over plans to raise tolls on the AC Expressway during the pandemic.

6 years ago

Northeast High School teacher Keziah Ridgeway teaching her online course. (Courtesy of Keziah Ridgeway)
Education
The Notebook

District guidance says teaching of new material will not begin until May 4

Teachers and counselors asked to hold daily "office hours."

6 years ago

A woman walks in Wilmington, Del., wearing a protective mask
Health

Delaware restricts child care centers to essential personnel, coronavirus death toll rises to 10

The only centers allowed to stay open are those that can prove they are serving children of people working at “essential businesses.”

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci
Health

White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

The public could get its first close look at the Trump administration's own projections Tuesday at the daily briefing.

6 years ago

A jogger runs past a wall painted with the word
Radio Times
Science

Predicting the pandemic

Science journalist David Quammen discusses why we weren't prepared for the pandemic despite all the predictions of an animal-borne virus emerging.

Air Date: March 31, 2020 10:00 am

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and other House Democrats arrive to meet with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
Health

Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing

Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities.

6 years ago

Sara Schuenemann boards last U.S.-bound charter flight out of Peru after being stranded in Lima for 12 days. (Photo courtesy of Richard Levering)
Lifestyle

‘I didn’t believe we were going to get out’: Stranded US citizens finally make it home

Though thousands of U.S. citizens remain stranded abroad during coronavirus, some Americans are successfully making the trip back home.

6 years ago

Thomas Duliban working on his laptop. (courtesy of author)
Community

How an extrovert is making the best of the coronavirus lockdown

Thomas Duliban is an extrovert who would rather be traveling than stuck at home. And yet, he’s finding that life indoors isn’t all bad.

6 years ago

Aetna was the first insurer to announce its plan to help shield patients with COVID-19 from high medical bills. But out-of-network charges and other surprise bills remain a risk, say advocates for patients.  (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Some insurers waive patients’ share of costs for COVID-19 treatment

Three major health insurance providers have now pledged to shield patients from high medical bills if they need treatment for COVID-19.

6 years ago

A United Parcel Service driver loads boxes during a delivery, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in downtown Seattle. UPS and other companies have been busy as people staying home under state-wide mandate amidst one of the worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus in the U.S. turn to online shopping to meet their needs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Community

‘Filthy’ facilities, no masks: Philly UPS workers face down COVID delivery surge

The UPS workers keeping the region stocked with supplies at home say they’re overloaded with delivery orders and laboring in unsanitary conditions.

6 years ago

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, and President Donald Trump listen as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Health

Watch live: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing

The White House task force is expected to give an update on the nation’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.

6 years ago

A federal medical station is set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Monday, March 30, 2020, to accommodate an influx in hospital patients due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Gov. Wolf extends stay-at-home order to four more Pa. counties

Pennsylvania has quarantined its entire prison population of 44,600 people following the first confirmed COVID-19 case in one of the state’s correctional facilities.

6 years ago

New public WiFi transmitters have been installed here at the Garfield Park Police Athletic League building and other facilities in New Castle County to provide free internet to residents who don't have access. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Drive-in WiFi hotspots offer online access to Delaware’s disconnected

New Castle County is offering WiFi access outside a number of county facilities for people who don’t have an internet connection at home.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf. (Spotlight PA)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. schools closed indefinitely due to coronavirus

Prior to Monday’s announcement, Pennsylvania’s school-closure order extended through Monday, April 6.

6 years ago

(TeroVesalainen/BigStock)
Education

Jeopardizing health? Philly principals, teachers leery of plan to distribute 50k laptops

Philly wants principals and staff to volunteer as part of a plan to hand out thousands of Chromebooks. Some say the plan jeopardizes their health.

6 years ago

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