
Public 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.
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District guidance says teaching of new material will not begin until May 4
Teachers and counselors asked to hold daily "office hours."
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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.”
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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.
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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
Listen 48:57Democratic 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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pa. schools closed indefinitely due to coronavirus
Prior to Monday’s announcement, Pennsylvania’s school-closure order extended through Monday, April 6.
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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.
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