Public Health
Watch live: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing
President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force will hold a news briefing.
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Delaware unemployment applications soar during coronavirus shutdowns
Delaware is working to eliminate a backlog of applications for unemployment assistance, having received about 30,000 claims over two weeks.
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Citizens Bank Park site closing: How to get tested for coronavirus in Philly
In most cases, you need a medical provider’s referral to get a test.
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Philly musician offers serenades for hire for those sheltering at home
A West Philly musician offers performance services to send “condensed humanity” to people shut inside during the pandemic.
6 years ago
Listen 3:05Coronavirus update: First Philadelphia city employee dies from coronavirus
A lieutenant with the Philadelphia Police Department died over the weekend from the coronavirus. According to the city, he is the first city employee to die from COVID-19.
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Delaware Sec. of DHSS talks about the COVID situation, an update on Philly and New Jersey's attempts to stop the spread, and how to do a "social distancing" Passover.
Air Date: April 6, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Meet the key officials leading Philly’s pandemic response
Who’s running the show on health, schools, operations and transit.
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Never home alone: How parents are managing kids’ enforced togetherness
Even a roomy house can seem crowded these days, as parents and children spend every minute together. Lots of potential for sibling squabbles.
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How the coronavirus put me face-to-face with familial privilege
Howard University student Joycelin Farmer wrestled with gratitude and guilt after being evicted from campus and returning to a wonderful home life.
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COVID-19 brings ‘cataclysmic changes’ for people giving birth in Philadelphia area
With the pandemic, more are interested in home births, some ask for induced labor, and some are coming from New York to see about having babies here.
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"This portal will help facilitate the connections businesses need to get critical COVID-19-related products to market or retrofit their operations."
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Coronavirus update: Trump declares ‘major disaster’ in Del.; Feds give N.J. 500 more ventilators
New Jersey has now been granted half of the 2,500 ventilators Gov. Phil Murphy has asked of the federal government.
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Spreading the Philly love: 1,000 cheesesteaks donated to hospital workers around the region
Pat’s is sending sandwiches to medical staff in Philadelphia, Baltimore and NYC.
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How the Municipal Services Building became Philly’s most polarizing government tower
The Brutalist structure was once considered revolutionary.
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Can air pollution make coronavirus worse? Scientists say yes — possibly in both cases and severity
A few years ago, Karen Clay and two other scientists studied the death rates for the 1918 flu pandemic in the U.S.
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